Гісторык адзінаборстваў і баявы майстар
Posts about martial arts concepts and history.
Sam Hill, a Seattle businessman, brought Professor Yoshiaki Yamashita to the United States in 1902. Professor Yamashita intended to help spread Dr. Jigoro Kano’s relatively new martial art of Judo. Accompanying Professor Yamashita was his student Mitsuyo Maeda. Maeda would go on to teach Carlos Gracie in Brazil. The Gracies modified the techniques into the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Over
Як толькі вы дасягаеце званне чорны пояс, вы знойдзеце яго цяжка, калі не немагчыма трэніроўкі ў класе. Калі ў вас няма шмат чорных паясоў, якія могуць па чарзе верцяцца, Вы праводзіце большую частку свайго часу, Выкладаючы. 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 “Ня” 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
Красавіка 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. Яшчэ, 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. Я
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
Калі вы хочаце, каб мець магчымасць абараніць сябе, праца на вашым кандыцыянавання Найбольшая тэхнікі ў свеце толькі так эфектыўныя, калі ў вас няма цягавітасці, каб перажыве атаку. Кандыцыянер з'яўляецца адным з самых малавывучаных аспектаў баявых мастацтваў. Cardio Conditioning – Remember the old saying, “Fatigue makes a coward of all of
Майкл Hyatt нядаўна напісаў артыкул аб адстаўцы Будучы сучаснай вынаходкі і брудную слоўца. Я згодны з яго поглядамі з адной агаворкай. У розныя сезоны ў нашым жыцці, гэты час, каб нешта ісці, каб вызваліць месца для новых рэчаў. Каб зрабіць новыя рэчы добра, мы часам павінны адпусціць стары. When I was in
Huo Yuanjia was a real life hero, who inspired mythic tales about his life. His life and expoloits have been the basis of films starring Bruce Lee and Jet Li. The real Huo Yuanjia defeated many foreign fighters, when China was being victimized by other countries in the late 1800s and early 1900s. His exploits were a source of pride at a time,