Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
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. Para sa pinaka-bahagi, my kicks tended to land on the body not the head. Gayunman, 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. Pa, 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. Paggalaw (1937) sa Hulyo 27, 1937. Peter Lorre would play Mr. Moto seven more times for Twentieth Century – Fox. Mr. Nag-disguise si Moto bilang isang peddler at
Noong Oktubre 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. Paggalaw (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. Ka
Kung nais mong magagawang upang ipagtanggol ang iyong sarili, trabaho sa iyong conditioning Ang pinakamahusay na diskarte sa mundo ay lamang kaya epektibo kung wala kang ang lakas upang daigin sa tagal ng pag-atake. Conditioning ay isa sa mga pinaka-napapabayaan aspeto ng militar sining pagsasanay. 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
The secret to success in the martial arts or any area of life is mastering the basics. While this statement sounds intuitive, very few people actually do it. Many practitioners find the basics “boring” and want to move onto more advanced moves. The problem with this approach is emphasizing a 1 percent move over a 99 percent move. Taking Taekwondo
Sa Bisperas ng Pasko, 1937, ang pangalawang Mr. Moto pelikula, Salamat, Mr. Paggalaw (1937) nakapako Peter Lorre, debuted. International Agent Mr. Moto Nagsusumikap upang protektahan ang Chinese kultural na mga kayamanan mula sa internasyonal na mga kriminal. Ang Pitong-ii-scroll ay magbubunyag ang lugar pagtatago para sa Tomb ng Genghis Khan. Mandirigma Genghis Khan ni reportedly inilibing mahusay na kayamanan sa kanilang mga patay na lider. Mr. Kaibigan ni Moto na si Prince