Stridssportshistoriker och kampsportare
Inlägg om kampsportskoncept och historia.
Sam Hill, en Seattle affärsman, förde professor Yoshiaki Yamashita till USA i 1902. Professor Yamashita tänkt att hjälpa till att sprida Dr. Jigoro Kano relativt nya kampsporten Judo. Kompletterande Professor Yamashita var hans elev Mitsuyo Maeda. Maeda skulle gå på att undervisa Carlos Gracie i Brasilien. The Gracies modified the techniques into the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Over
När du når det frodigt av svart bälte, du kommer att få svårt om inte omöjligt att träna i klassen. Om du inte har massor av svarta bälten, som kan turas roterande, du kommer att tillbringa större delen av din tid på att lära. 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 “Inte” 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
På 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. 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. Jag
I det förflutna, 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
Om du vill kunna försvara dig själv, arbete på din conditioning Den största tekniken i världen är bara så effektivt om du inte har uthållighet att överleva en attack. Konditionering är en av de mest försummade aspekter av kampsport träning. Cardio Conditioning – Remember the old saying, “Fatigue makes a coward of all of
Michael Hyatt skrev nyligen en artikel om pension som en modern uppfinning och fult ord. Jag håller med sina åsikter med en varning. Vid olika säsonger i vårt liv, det är dags att låta somethings gå att göra plats för nya saker. För att göra nya saker väl, vi ibland måste släppa taget om det gamla. When I was in
Huo Yuanjia was a real life hero, som inspirerade mytiska berättelser om sitt liv. His life and expoloits have been the basis of films starring Bruce Lee and Jet Li. Den verkliga Huo Yuanjia besegrade många utländska fighters, när Kina höll på att offer för andra länder i slutet av 1800-talet och tidigt 1900-tal. His exploits were a source of pride at a time,