I looked at the two one-inch boards my friend was holding and let out a breath. As I relaxed my body, thinking about the round kick I was about to execute, I remembered I had not broken two boards with this kick since I took first place in a tournament [Read More]
Title: Showdown in Oakland: The story Behind the Wong Jack Man – Bruce Lee Fight Author: Rick Wing Publisher: Amazon Publish Date: 2014 Pages: 329 Cover Price: $9.95 ASIN: B00AR0KE1I Everyone who has done some martial arts knows Bruce Lee. Tons of people started training martial arts because [Read More]
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is one of the few combat styles that favor tall and short-height fighters equally. Since all BJJ fighters train extensively and also follow an intense fitness routine, we know that these tall guys would be the epitome of strength as well. Greater strength and size could provide some [Read More]
This is the sixth in a series of six articles on things I have learned from High-Intensity Resistance Training that have influenced my approach to martial arts. If you missed the previous articles in this series, you can find them here: High Intensity Resistance Training and Martial Arts – A [Read More]
An Interview with Charles Rotenberg In the movie, “Rocky Balboa”, Rocky is in his mid-sixties, going up against a fighter much more youthful in age in an exhibition match. At one point in the film, Paulie, Rocky’s brother-in-law, questions his motivation for the fight. Rocky tells him, “There’s still some [Read More]
This tremendous journey started in 2007. I had been training some Kali with Mike Williams (always working on increasing my martial arts knowledge) when he mentioned that one of his grandmasters was coming to the United States and would I like to host a seminar at my school. Now those [Read More]
I have often explained to my long-suffering famly that my devotion to Krav Maga is healthy. I tell them the greatness of martial art goes beyond being able to be healthy or protect ourselves. In life, we will all face moments where the unfairness of the world crushes our spirits. [Read More]
The debate on the practicality of BJJ Gi or No-Gi has been around for decades and is growing more intense with every passing day. The modern BJJ circuit is divided over the practicality of these forms of grappling. One school of thought believes that it is impossible to be good [Read More]
As martial artists, we’ve logged thousands of hours kicking, punching, running kata, sparring, and holding stances longer than a normal mortal would consider reasonable. We’ve read dozens (if not hundreds of books) on the fine and esoteric art of dismantling another human being’s body as part of our training. But, [Read More]
“It’s like the side kick in Koryo!” A pair of teenage brothers were sparring in a class I was teaching, and the older one did a sliding side kick into his brother’s chest. After clobbering his younger brother, he proclaimed he was inspired to do the move from the taekwondo [Read More]
A poster sized flyer catches your eye as you walk past with the words “Martial Arts Seminar.” It prominently displays the face of that martial artist you respect and always hoped you could meet. It has a date and a time. At the bottom are the little pull tabs of [Read More]
Disclaimer: my point of reference here is traditional Taekwondo as that is my chosen art, however all martial arts are valid it all depends on which feels right to you. You’ve just earned the second hardest belt you will ever put on, the white belt. And you gained admittance into [Read More]
The over abundance of resources easily and freely available through the Internet is a double-edged sword. While it can certainly help us, when used wisely, it also has multiple disadvantages. One of the main ones being how easy it is to fall into the trap of being entitled to judge [Read More]
In the last 2 articles, I wrote about what to do BEFORE and DURING class to learn and perform like a champ. Now I’m going to share with you what to do to take what you recently did in class and embed that knowledge into your long-term memory. This [Read More]
I am often asked if learning Krav Maga will teach people how to be aggressive. “What if they start getting into fights, trying to be super-protectors?” For some reason I really do not understand, people seem to think you will come out of my classes ready to get into street [Read More]
The Style of No Style Prior to his death, Bruce Lee sought to create a martial art of limitless adaptability. He described that art, Jeet Kune Do (Way of the Intercepting Fist), as the “style of no style.” In Lee’s conception, this meant that the practitioner was free of any [Read More]
“Oh well, that’s just the way it is! I’m getting older, everything stops working after fifty, all down hill from here…” This statement and all the variations of it, make an assumption, and that assumption is what creates a lie and makes us all accept that every year we spend [Read More]
This is the fifth in a series of six articles on things I have learned from High-Intensity Resistance Training that have influenced my approach to martial arts. If you missed the previous articles in this series, you can find them here: High Intensity Resistance Training and Martial Arts – A [Read More]
“The Octagon” (1980) ft. Chuck Norris By Jenni Nather, StaciAnne KaeLeigh Grove, and Joshua Blum Welcome to The Octagon, an action martial arts flick released in 1980, starring Chuck Norris as retired karate champion Scott James. Despite his retirement, Scott soon learns that he will need to rely on his [Read More]
This time we’re going to discuss the main long blades of Dekiti Tirsia Siradas (DTS) as well as other miscellaneous weapons. Negros Island, the home of Grandmaster Jerson “Nene” Tortal is in the Visayan region of the Philippines. That being the case, we will use the Illolngo term for the [Read More]
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