Traditional martial arts detractors often say the forms are useless, that you should spend more time doing combat and applications. They’re wrong with the first statement and partially right with the second. Forms have their uses. But there’s one criticism that’s true. Sometimes learning the applications from the forms is [Read More]
The Karambit in Filipino Martial Arts: A Masterful Dance of Blades This is by far my favorite weapon in the whole of the Dekiti Tirsia Siradas Arsenal. My folder stays in my pocket as I travel around the US. When we train Karambit in Dekiti Tirsia Siradas we do not [Read More]
Before entering the training area, our virtues begin before the physical training without even knowing it. Depending on style, it’s the training uniform, the belt, bowing, the fist/palm salute…. Then our physical training starts with the basics: stances, punches, and kicks. The physical training transforms into the internal virtues that [Read More]
Breakdown What are A, B and C Students? Every activity will have participants that fall into an A, B or C category. These categories carry across many platforms from school, to sports, to dance and even martial arts. We are going to break down what each of those are and [Read More]
When pushed to extremes, humans can overcome amazing obstacles. Fueled by nothing but primal emotions, they gain the determination they didn’t have before. Emotions effect everything we do. The performance of martial artists are fueled by many different emotions for better and worse. Anger has shown to be both a [Read More]
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