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Last week, it was testing preparation at Willow Martial Arts. We went through the walking drills, forms and self-defense required for Taekwondo testing. As I observed the students preparing, I remembered a statement Master Pat Weseman often told me when I was a colored belt preparing for my next Taekwondo test. “Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.”
Most self-defense programs are made up of striking or grappling techniques. A few self-defense systems use techniques from both. Striking and grappling techniques can both be effective but sometimes a defender needs an equalizer. Policeman carry night sticks and tasers for this reason. The laws of the United States ban most weapons but one tool legal to carry anywhere is
Quan la majoria dels estudiants comencen a formar-se, el seu enfocament principal és aprendre la seqüència adequada de les tècniques per realitzar el patró de la manera prescrita. És inusual que un estudiant principiant o fins i tot intermedi pensi massa en què està fent amb les tècniques i de què es defensa.. És la tècnica directa o
Al juliol 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox Films released the final Mr. Moviment “B” film starring Peter Lorre as Inspector Kentaro Moto. Sr. Moto Takes a Vacation troba al Sr. Moto accompanying the Queen of Sheba’s Crown from its discovery in an Egyptian archaeological site to a San Francisco museum. Sr. Moto suspects the arch criminal Metaxess, who authorities believed was dead, pretén
El llegendari Bruce Lee va escriure un article per a la revista Black Belt fa molts anys que va desafiar l'eficiència i l'eficàcia del kata., formes o formació patró. Des de la publicació d'aquest article, molts altres artistes marcials han començat a desafiar o qüestionar la necessitat de la formació formes. Des que em dedico a l'ensenyament de l'autodefensa, pensaries que jo
One of the best thing about the martial arts such as Taekwondo is the ability for fathers, mothers, nens, grandchildren and other family members to train together. You develop a mutual interest you cannot replicate by sitting in the stands watching your children play baseball, soccer, etc. Besides training with all three of my kids and my wife, who trained
Martial artists always created their arts to solve a problem. Judo was created when Dr. Jigoro Kano put his mind to solving the problem of how to train at 100 percent effort without getting someone injured by the crippling techniques of Japanese Ju-Jitsu. Helio Gracie created the basis for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by trying to solve the problem of how a
Twentieth Century – Fox Film Company released the fourth Mr. Pel·lícula Moto, Sr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938), on June 24, 1938. Lou Breslow and John Patrick set the film in Cambodia allowing Twentieth-Century Fox to use stock footage of the recently discovered ruins of Angkor Wat. The discovery of Angkor Wat captured the attention of the American public. Molts
A l'abril 27, 2015, I had the honor of promoting my sons to Black Ranks in our system of self-defense. I promoted my oldest son Kenneth to 2nd Degree Black Rank. Kenneth was the first student I promoted to Black Rank on April 27, 2013. Over the past year and a half, Kenneth i jo hem estat treballant en un
Un cop arribi al rang de cinturó negre, li resultarà difícil, si no impossible, fer exercici a classe. A menys que tinguis un munt de cinturons negres, Qui pot prendre torns de rotació, vostè passarà la major part del seu temps ensenyant. The window of training in class also closes the longer that you are a black belt. How do you continue