Kata and Pressure Points
By George Dillman ~ Kata can be compared to a song. The meaning of the song is stated in the lyrics and expressed in...
How to Cut Weight and Make Weight
Have any of you ever watched a weight class fight in which one fighter looks far bigger and heavier than the other even though...
Martial Arts The Hidden Secrets – Guessing Game #3
Over the last six or seven years that I have been teaching seminars on Pressure Points, whether it be Kata Bunkai or self Defense...
The Pinan / Heian Series as a Fighting System: Part 1
The Pinan / Heian series are often the first katas taught in the majority of modern dojos. This can lead to the Pinan /...
Fast Moves Are Different From Jerky Movements
Human eye actively responds to jerky movements, to flashing and kaleidoscopic change of images. As a result, our eye cannot separate speed from jerkiness....
Mastering Systema: Striking Spirituality
I attended two days of the Mastering Systema seminar in Toronto, Ontario. It was a week long event, and I was there for the...
Cardio Kickboxing Safety Tips
Are you planning to kick and punch your way to fitness with one of the hot, new cardio kickboxing programs? Currently, millions of exercisers...
O Soto Gari – Different Arts, Different Perspectives
A basic first principle throw in Judo is "O Soto Gari", a major outer reaping of the opponents outside leg. This is usually done...
The Best Block is No Block
The best block is no block at all!! With that said, it is well known and documented that if you try to block an...
An Instructors Guide to Teaching Knife Defense to Civilians Part Two
Training
Inasmuch as anyone with absolutely no experience can be deadly with a knife; training how to use one offensively is the best way to...
Best Practices: Leading By Example
Respect comes from leading by example.
Anything I ever needed to know about leadership I learned serving in the U.S. Army prior to becoming a...
Regular Training Routine
I thought I would give you a heads up as to what we are currently doing in our "Regular Training Routine" in our "normal"...
Jim Wagner My Self-Defense Instructor: Body Bag Procedures
In this My Self-Defense Instructor video Jim Wagner, of Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection, discusses body bag procedures.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wcHx1M72Tw
SUBJECT: Body Bag Procedures PURPOSE: To learn...
10 Things To Be A Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Part 5: Conditioning For A...
10 Things you need to know to be a Mixed Martial Arts Fighter #5: Conditioning For A Fight
Everyone knows that the Mixed Martial Arts Craze...
Vo Thai Lan: Muay Thai in Saigon
My first experience, training with a Vietnamese boxing and Muay Thai team didn’t workout very well. A bigger boy picked on me, and smashed...
Nunchaku
Since Bruce Lee exposed the wider world to the humble nunchaku, a whole industry has developed around this much misrepresented weapon. Unfortunately this industry,...