Hanesydd Chwaraeon Brwydro ac Artist Ymladd
Swyddi am gysyniadau crefft ymladd a hanes.
Sam Hill, dyn busnes Seattle, daeth yr Athro Yoshiaki Yamashita i'r Unol Daleithiau ym 1902. Bwriad yr Athro Yamashita i helpu i ledaenu Dr. Celf ymladd cymharol newydd Jigoro Kano o Jiwdo. Yn cyd-fynd yr Athro Yamashita ei fyfyriwr Mitsuyo Maeda. Byddai Maeda yn mynd ymlaen i ddysgu Carlos Gracie ym Mrasil. The Gracies modified the techniques into the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Over
Once you reach the rank of black belt, you will find it difficult if not impossible to workout in class. Unless you have lots of black belts, who can take turns rotating, you will spend most of your time teaching. 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 “Nac oes” 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
Ar Ebrill 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. Yet, 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. I
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
Os ydych am fod yn gallu amddiffyn eich hun, gwaith ar eich cyflyru Mae'r dechneg mwyaf yn y byd dim ond mor effeithiol os nad oes gennych y stamina i oroesi ymosodiad. Cyflyru yn un o agweddau mwyaf hesgeuluso hyfforddiant crefftau ymladd. 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. 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
Huo Yuanjia was a real life hero, a ysbrydolodd straeon chwedlonol am ei fywyd. His life and expoloits have been the basis of films starring Bruce Lee and Jet Li. Y gwir Huo Yuanjia trechu nifer o ymladdwyr tramor, pan Tsieina yn cael ei fictimeiddio gan wledydd eraill yn y 1800au a'r 1900au cynnar yn hwyr. His exploits were a source of pride at a time,