晋升四段
上周四, 一月 31, 2020, 大师帕特·韦斯曼 (Pat Weseman) 在高级班将我提升为跆拳道四段. 当我开始跟随韦斯曼大师和她的丈夫阿特上课时, 我没有预见到会达到这个里程碑. 我最初在春天开始和我的侄子吉姆一起上课 1995. 结婚后于 1996, 我已经停课好几次了
Tag: Concepts and Principles
Posts about martial arts concepts and principles.
学院等级要求
The first three ranks in the Zimmerman Self-Defense System are Yellow Belt, Orange Belt, and Green Ranks. These ranks represent the beginning curriculum. The intermediate ranks are Blue Belt and Purple Ranks. The advanced ranks are Brown and Red Ranks. After training for a minimum of 4 years and being at least 16 岁, 学生可以测试
Tips As You Age In The Martial Arts
When I started martial arts in my mid-twenties, I thought my skill level would always continue to improve even as I aged. Since I regularly lifted weights, performed cardio and stretched, I thought I could battle Father Time to a draw. Like so many combat athletes before me, I discovered Father Time beats us all. 无论我们是否要面对
Iron Fist and Martial Arts
Marvel Studios released the series Iron Fist on Netflix on March 17, 2017. The series based on the Marvel comic about Danny Rand, a young man presumed to have died in a plane crash. Rand is rescued as a child by monks, who teach him martial arts in the Himalayas. The series contains a number of great martial arts fight scenes.
Great Advice – If You Are 20
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve come back to more traditional bodybuilding training as a supplement to my martial arts training. Traditional bodybuilding is less ballistic and leaves me less vulnerable to injury. When I was younger, I never worried about injury nor did I get injured often. Once I passed 35 years old though, I started getting injured much more
As Written
A few weeks ago, I started another twelve week program focused on putting on muscle mass. The primary focus of the program is lifting heavier weights and using free weights primarily. The well-respected personal trainer, who designed the program, insists that you follow it “as written”, a common ask from program designers. I trained legs on the first day. When
About Leg Locks
I recently watched the Eddie Bravo Invitational 13: The Lightweights, where über talented Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Gary Tonan defended his title. I enjoy the EBIs more than most of the other non-UFC events on UFC Fight Pass, the Ultimate Fighting Championship subscription streaming service. Tonan is famous for his leg locks but I noticed most of the competitors were
Why I Studied the Martial Arts I Have
We included four or more martial arts in our academy’s curriculum. When I look at these arts, I see a distinct reason that I studied each one. These arts cover striking, grappling, ground fighting and a practical self-defense weapon, the cane. I started studying Shotokan karate in the Fall of 1994. I switched to Taekwondo with my nephew in the Spring of 1995. Taekwondo brought
Black Belts Need Skill and Character
At our fantasy football draft this year, one of the other owners asked me who I thought was the best mixed martial artist of all time. I told him that based on skill, the greatest mixed martial artist of all time was Jon “骨头” 琼斯. 然而, 琼斯’ frequent problems outside of the Octagon would keep him from being considered the
Passing the Torch
This week my oldest son Kenneth turns 19 岁. Besides finishing school, Kenneth’s biggest focus is the martial arts. He is particularly passionate about teaching self-defense. 历年, I have trained 14 nieces and nephews plus all three of my children in the martial arts. 上星期, the first member of the third generation started with us. To