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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
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 “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
W kwietniu 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. Jeszcze, 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. Ja
W przeszłości, 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
Jeśli chcesz być w stanie się bronić, praca na uwarunkowania największym technika na świecie jest tylko tak skuteczne, jeśli nie mają wytrzymałość do przetrwać atak. Klimatyzacja jest jednym z najbardziej zaniedbanych aspektów treningu sztuk walki. 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. Zgadzam się z jego poglądów z jednym zastrzeżeniem. W różnych porach roku w naszym życiu, to jest czas, aby przejść do latków miejsca na nowe rzeczy. Aby zrobić nowe rzeczy dobrze, czasami musimy puścić stare. When I was in
Huo Yuanjia was a real life hero, który zainspirował mityczne opowieści o jego życiu. His life and expoloits have been the basis of films starring Bruce Lee and Jet Li. Prawdziwe Yuanjia pokonał wielu zagranicznych zawodników, gdy Chiny są ofiarą innych krajach w latach 1800 i 1900 na początku. His exploits were a source of pride at a time,