Historiador de deportes de combate y artista marcial
Posts about martial arts concepts and history.
Sam Hill, un hombre de negocios de Seattle, traído profesor Yoshiaki Yamashita a los Estados Unidos en 1902. Profesor Yamashita intención de ayudar a difundir el Dr.. Relativamente nuevo arte marcial de Jigoro Kano de Judo. Acompañando el profesor Yamashita fue su alumno Mitsuyo Maeda. Maeda iría a enseñar Carlos Gracie en Brasil. Los Gracies modificó las técnicas en el arte de Jiu-Jitsu. Encima
Una vez que alcance el rango de cinturón negro, le resultará difícil, si no imposible, hacer ejercicio en clase. A menos que tengas un montón de cinturones negros, ¿quién puede tomar turnos de rotación, usted pasará la mayor parte de su tiempo enseñando. 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 “No” 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
En abril 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. Aún, 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. Yo
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
Si usted quiere ser capaz de defenderse a sí mismo, trabajar en su acondicionamiento El mayor técnica en el mundo es sólo tan eficaz si no tiene la energía para sobrevivir a un ataque. Acondicionado es uno de los aspectos más descuidados de entrenamiento de artes marciales. Cardio Conditioning – Remember the old saying, “Fatigue makes a coward of all of
Michael Hyatt escribió recientemente un artículo acerca de la jubilación es una invención moderna y palabra sucia. Estoy de acuerdo con sus puntos de vista con una advertencia. En diferentes épocas de nuestra vida, es el momento de dejar que algunas cosas van a hacer espacio para nuevas cosas. Para hacer cosas nuevas, así, a veces tenemos que dejar ir lo viejo. When I was in
Huo Yuanjia was a real life hero, que inspiró cuentos míticos sobre su vida. His life and expoloits have been the basis of films starring Bruce Lee and Jet Li. El verdadero Huo Yuanjia derrotó a muchos luchadores extranjeros, cuando China estaba siendo víctima de otros países en la década de 1800 y principios de 1900 a finales. His exploits were a source of pride at a time,