Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
Posts about martial arts concepts and history.
I was watching the UFC Fight Night prelims on Facebook Saturday night. The fights all ended in before time expired. One ended in the third round, one in the second round and three in the first round. One of the things that I notice was that none of the fighters in the first four fights were attacking from guard. They
The secret to success in the martial arts or any area of life is mastering the basics. While this statement sounds intuitive, very few people actually do it. Many practitioners find the basics “boring” and want to move onto more advanced moves. The problem with this approach is emphasizing a 1 percent move over a 99 percent move. Taking Taekwondo
Taong mahilig sa Judo ay maaaring alam na isa sa mga pinakadakilang Judo fights kailanman film naganap sa isang pelikula mula sa 1945, Dugo sa Sun (affiliate link). James Cagney, na naging isang brown belt sa Judo, bituin sa pelikula bilang Nick Condon, isang American editor ng pahayagan para sa Tokyo salaysay bago ang pambobomba ng Pearl Harbor. A few Japanese government officials
Isa sa mga pinakamahusay na mga regalo Christmas kailanman ko Natanggap ay isang VHS tape ng orihinal Grand Master Helio Gracie ni 40 kurikulum aralin mula sa Gracie Academy sa Torrance, Kalipornya. Ang Grand Master kinukunan ang kanyang orihinal na kurikulum sa kanyang grandsons, Ryron and Rener Gracie. The Grand Master must have been in his mid-eighties, yet his technique was still very crisp and sharp. Ryron
Kapag ako ay isang bata lumalaking up sa St. Louis, ang tanging militar sining na aking narinig tungkol sa naging karate. Taekwondo ay itinuturing na Korean karate. Hindi ko alam tungkol sa alinman sa mga grappling arts sa puntong iyon. Gayunman, KPLR Channel 11 ran a series of films on Saturdays for a month featuring Mr. Paggalaw, played by Peter Lorre.
These five Judo throws are fairly simple to execute and are not dependent on a Judo gi for proper execution. A throw can often devastate an attacker and take the fight right out of them. 1) Osoto gari (Major Outer Reaping Throw) -Don’t neglect this throw because it seems very basic. Olympic Gold Medals have been won with it. Ang
Habang nanonood ng Facebook Prelims para sa UFC 161, Sinusunod ko ang isang trend na madalas na nangyayari sa halo-halong kumpetisyon militar sining. One of the competitors would get a dominant position but would sacrifice it to chase a submission. He caught the other competitor in close to ten submissions but the other man escaped all ten and one a close split decision.
In the distant past, one of the new holders of a teacher’s certificate in a traditional martial art brought a wheel barrow with round wheels for approval to the head of the style and his top two instructors. Previously, the wheel barrow had square tires and was referred to as a square barrow. The student waited with expectation as the
One of the best thing about the martial arts such as Taekwondo is the ability for fathers, mothers, mga bata, grandchildren and other family members to train together. You develop a mutual interest you cannot replicate by sitting in the stands watching your children play baseball, soccer, at iba pa. Besides training with all three of my kids and my wife, who trained
Ang isang pares ng mga taon na nakalipas, Napagpasyahan kong manatili sa ranggo ng brown belt sa Judo para sa isang habang. Bilang isang itim na sinturon sa Taekwondo, Lagi kong ipagpalagay na ang mo panatilihing pagpunta hanggang sa maabot mo itim na sinturon sa sining ikaw ay pagsasanay. Gayunman, I began to change my mind about continuously trying to obtain a black belt