Category: מאַרשאַל Arts

אַמאָל איר דערגרייכן די ראַנג פון שוואַרץ גאַרטל, איר וועט געפינען עס שווער אויב ניט אוממעגלעך צו ווערקאַוט אין קלאַס. סייַדן איר האָבן גורל פון שוואַרץ בעלץ, וואס קענען נעמען טורנס ראָוטייטינג, איר וועט פאַרברענגען רובֿ פון דיין צייַט לערנען. 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 “ניט” 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

We always taught students not to punch to the head during self-defense training. נאָך, 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

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

אויב איר ווילן צו קענען צו באַשיצן זיך, אַרבעט אויף דיין קאַנדישאַנינג די גרעסטע טעכניק אין דער וועלט איז נאָר אַזוי עפעקטיוו אויב איר טאָן ניט האָבן די סטאַמאַנאַ צו אַוטלאַסט אַ באַפאַלן. קאַנדישאַנינג איז איינער פון די מערסט אָפּגעלאָזן אַספּעקץ פון מאַרשאַל קונסט טריינינג. 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