Category: Martial Arts

Nagsama kami ng apat o higit pang mga militar sining sa kurikulum ng aming akademya ni. Kapag tumingin ako sa mga arts, Nakakakita ako ng isang natatanging dahilan na ako nag-aral sa bawat isa. Ang mga sining pabalat kapansin-pansin, grappling, ground fighting at isang praktikal na pagtatanggol sa sarili armas, ang tungkod. Sinimulan ko sa pag-aaral Shotokan karate sa Fall ng 1994. I switched to Taekwondo with my nephew in the Spring of 1995. Taekwondo brought

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At our fantasy football draft this year, one of the other owners asked me who I thought was the best mixed martial artist of all time. I told him that based on skill, the greatest mixed martial artist of all time was Jon “Bones” Jones. Gayunman, Jones’ frequent problems outside of the Octagon would keep him from being considered the

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My daughter asked me the other day if I had seen any of the Olympic Judo. She was surprised when I told her I had not. Besides being a black belt in Taekwondo, I’m a brown belt in Judo. Like both my sons, Caity trained in both TKD and Judo as well. Gayunman, Hindi ko gusto ang mga pampulitikang pagsasaalang-alang na ginawa sa

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When I earned my 1st Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo during December 2005 at Willow Martial Arts, I had already studied Judo for three months. My instructor, Master Pat Weseman, is a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Judo as well as a 6th Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo. With this background, a number of our self-defenses were Judo based, so I

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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.”

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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

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Kapag ang karamihan sa mga mag-aaral ay nagsimulang bumuo ng pagsasanay, ang kanilang pangunahing pokus ay sa pag-aaral ng wastong pagkakasunud-sunod ng mga diskarte upang maisagawa ang pattern sa iniresetang pamamaraan. Hindi pangkaraniwan para sa isang simula o kahit intermidiyenteng mag-aaral na mag-isip nang labis tungkol sa kung ano ang ginagawa nila sa mga diskarte at kung ano ang kanilang ipinagtatanggol. Ang pamamaraan ba ay diretso sa unahan o

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