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Posts about martial arts concepts and history.
As a taekwondo stylist, I spent my first few years of training trying to develop high kicks. I could throw crescent kicks head height pretty easily and even an occasional side kick. For det meste, my kicks tended to land on the body not the head. Men, high kicks are still beautiful to behold and with several spectacular head
We always taught students not to punch to the head during self-defense training. Alligevel, we did teach students to punch to head height on pads, when teaching striking. After watching some of mixed martial arts legend Bas Rutten’s fights from Pancrase, it struck me what we were doing wrong. Pancrase banned closed fists to the head. Rutten, an accomplished muay
Michael Hyatt recently wrote an article about retirement being a modern invention and dirty word. I agree with his views with one caveat. At different seasons in our life, it is time to let somethings go to make space for new things. To do new things well, we sometimes have to let go of the old. When I was in
The first Mr. Moto film starring Peter Lorre as Japanese jujitsu expert Kentaro Moto sees Mr. Moto tracking down a smuggling ring leader. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation released Think Fast, Mr. Motion (1937) juli 27, 1937. Peter Lorre would play Mr. Moto seven more times for Twentieth Century – Fox. Mr. Moto forklæder sig som en kræmmer og
Oktober 14, 1938, 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation released the fifth of eight Mr. Moto Films starring Peter Lorre as Interpol Policeman Kentaro Moto. In Mysterious Mr. Motion (1938), Mr. Moto infiltrates a prison and helps a prisoner escape to discover the plans of his criminal organization. Mr. Moto breaks international criminal Paul Brissac, played by Leon Ames, out of
Recently, I heard a podcast about clearly identifying why you do anything because it is important to effectively deliver your message. I started a martial arts blog for one main reason and a couple lesser ones. I am going to cover the main reason today. I was not satisfied with most of the martial arts instruction related to self-defense. You
Hvis du ønsker at være i stand til at forsvare dig selv, arbejde på din condition største teknik i verden er kun så effektive, hvis du ikke har udholdenhed til at overleve et angreb. Conditioning er en af de mest oversete aspekter af kampsport uddannelse. Cardio Conditioning – Remember the old saying, “Fatigue makes a coward of all of
After you earn your Green Rank, you will have completed your first year of training. Congratulations. On average, 75 percent of students who started with you have already quit training. Lucky for you, they will be much better targets for criminals. A humorous anecdote is told about two campers worried about a bear attack. One of the campers tells his
Hemmeligheden til succes i kampsport eller ethvert område af livet er mastering det grundlæggende. Selv om denne erklæring lyder intuitivt, meget få mennesker rent faktisk gør det. Many practitioners find the basics “boring” and want to move onto more advanced moves. Problemet med denne tilgang er at understrege en 1 percent move over a 99 procent flytte. Taking Taekwondo
Juleaften, 1937, den anden hr. Moto film, Tak, Mr. Motion (1937) staring Peter Lorre, debuterede. International Agent Hr. Moto bestræber sig på at beskytte kinesiske kulturskatte fra internationale forbrydere. De Syv Ruller vil afsløre skjulested for Tomb Djengis Khan. Genghis Khan’s warriors reportedly buried great treasure with their dead leader. Mr. Moto’s friend Prince