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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
Når du nå rang av svart belte, du vil finne det vanskelig om ikke umulig å trene i klassen. Med mindre du har mange svarte belter, som kan ta svinger roterende, du vil tilbringe mesteparten av din tid på undervisning. 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 “Ikke” 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
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. Ennå, 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. Jeg
I det siste, 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
Hvis du ønsker å være i stand til å forsvare deg selv, arbeid på din condition Den største teknikk i verden er bare så effektiv hvis du ikke har utholdenhet til å overleve et angrep. Condition er en av de mest forsømte aspekter av kampsport trening. 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, som inspirerte mytiske historier om hans liv. His life and expoloits have been the basis of films starring Bruce Lee and Jet Li. Den virkelige Huo Yuanjia beseiret mange utenlandske krigere, da Kina ble utsatt av andre land på slutten av 1800-tallet og tidlig på 1900-tallet. His exploits were a source of pride at a time,