Taisteluurheiluhistorioitsija ja kamppailutaiteilija
Posts about martial arts concepts and history.
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
When most students start forms training, their main focus is on learning the proper sequence of the techniques to perform the pattern in the prescribed manner. It is unusual for a beginning or even intermediate student to think too much about what they are doing with the techniques and what they are defending against. Is the technique straight forward or
Heinäkuun 7, 1939, Twentieth Century-Fox Films released the final Mr. Liike “B” film starring Peter Lorre as Inspector Kentaro Moto. Mr. Moto vie lomat löytää Mr. Moto accompanying the Queen of Sheba’s Crown from its discovery in an Egyptian archaeological site to a San Francisco museum. Mr. Moto suspects the arch criminal Metaxess, who authorities believed was dead, aikoo
The legendary Bruce Lee wrote an article for Black Belt magazine many years ago which challenged the efficiency and efficacy of kata, lomakkeet tai kuvio koulutus. Ever since the publication of this article, monet muut taistelulajien harrastajille ovat alkaneet haastaa tai kyseenalaistaa tarve lomakkeiden koulutus. Koska olen omistettu opetus itsepuolustukseksi, you would think I
One of the best thing about the martial arts such as Taekwondo is the ability for fathers, mothers, children, 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, jne.. 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. Moto elokuva, Mr. 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. monet
Huhtikuun 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 ja minä olemme työstäneet a
Kun tulet sijoitus musta vyö, löydät sen vaikeaa ellei mahdotonta harjoitus luokassa. Ellei sinulla ole paljon mustia vöitä, jotka voivat vuorotella pyörivä, voit viettää suurimman osan ajasta opetus. The window of training in class also closes the longer that you are a black belt. How do you continue