Gevegsporthistorikus en gevegskunstenaar
Posts about martial arts concepts and history.
Sam Hill, 'n Seattle-sakeman, gebring Professor Yoshiaki Yamashita na die Verenigde State in 1902. Professor Yamashita bedoel om te help versprei Dr. Jigoro Kano se relatief nuwe gevegskuns van Judo. Meegaande Professor Yamashita was sy student Mitsuyo Maeda. Maeda sou gaan oor Carlos Gracie te leer in Brasilië. The Gracies modified the techniques into the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Over
Sodra jy die rang van swart gordel bereik, jy sal vind dit moeilik, indien nie onmoontlik om te oefensessie in die klas. Tensy jy het baie van die swart gordels, wat kan maak beurte roterende, jy sal spandeer die meeste van jou tyd leer. The window of training in class also closes the longer that you are a black belt. How do you continue
A question I’m often asked during classes and seminars is “Can I become invincible by learning self-defense?” The short answer is “Nie” but they are asking the wrong questions. Better questions would be: “What can I do to make myself a less desirable target?” “How can I get in better shape to successfully repel an attack?” “What techniques should
Op April 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 and I have been working on a
We always taught students not to punch to the head during self-defense training. Tog, 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
After watching the recent mixed martial arts match between Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping, I was reminded of how powerful a set of techniques kicks can be. The leg is much stronger than the arms, so kicks are one of the most powerful techniques in the striking arts. The question is should you use kicks in a self-defense situation. Ek
In the past, I’ve discussed the good and bad of the current situation in the American martial arts scene. While my base style was Taekwondo, the challenges are found throughout the traditional American martial arts community. I believe it is worse in the older styles of Karate and Kung Fu, where tradition is so heavily valued. When I started a blog
As jy wil in staat wees om jouself te verdedig, werk op jou conditioning Die grootste tegniek in die wêreld is net so doeltreffend as jy nie die stamina om 'n aanval te oorleef. Conditioning is een van die mees verwaarloosde aspekte van martial arts opleiding. Cardio Conditioning – Remember the old saying, “Fatigue makes a coward of all of
Michael Hyatt recently wrote an article about retirement being a modern invention and dirty word. Ek stem saam met sy siening met een caveat. Op verskillende seisoene in ons lewe, dit is tyd om jou te laat Iets gaan ruimte vir nuwe dinge te maak. Nuwe dinge goed te doen, ons soms te laat gaan van die ou. When I was in
Huo Yuanjia was a real life hero, wat mitiese verhale oor sy lewe geïnspireer. His life and expoloits have been the basis of films starring Bruce Lee and Jet Li. Die werklike Huo Yuanjia verslaan baie buitelandse vegters, toe China is geviktimiseer deur ander lande in die laat 1800's en vroeë 1900's. His exploits were a source of pride at a time,