Welcome back!It can be argued that the most important part of learning any martial art, no matter what the style, is properly learning the basics, and by basics I mean the basic techniques that go to make up the framework of the art- stances, footwork, striking, timing and distance etc., the bare bones of any [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Technique'
The Basics- Remember Those?
January 17th, 2010 · Comments · Training Advice
Tags: Development·Mastery·MMA·Technique·The Basics·Traditional
The Freeze Syndrome
January 8th, 2010 · Comments · Street Self Defense
The other night at training one of peers was taking the class and he had us doing an arm lock in response to a double lapel grab. The technique involved taking control of your opponent’s wrist and then taking the elbow and whipping the arm. If done correctly, the whipping movement will break your opponents arm.
As [...]
Power Punching Revisited
December 3rd, 2009 · Comments · Training Advice
“Before I started training in the martial arts a punch was just a punch, a kick just a kick. When I started, a punch was no longer just a punch, a kick no longer just a kick. Now that I understand training, a punch is again, just a punch, a kick just a [...]
Review: Geoff Thompson Masterclass
November 8th, 2009 · Comments · General
Regular readers of this blog will be well aware of my respect and admiration for Geoff Thompson. To my mind, Geoff has done more than any other martial artist today to educate people on the ways of true self defense and how to adapt traditional training methods to meet the demands of real life situations. [...]
Tags: Mastery·Motivation·Psychology·Reviews·Street Defense·Technique
Don’t Be A Mimic- The Right Way To Master Martial Arts
October 26th, 2009 · Comments · Training Advice
Just recently I read a very interesting article written by Matt over at Ikigai blog in which he explained the subtle difference in meaning between the two Japanese words “shirimasu” and “wakarimasu”, both of which seek to convey the concept of understanding, with shirimasu conveying a shallow understanding and wakarimasu conveying a much deeper understanding. [...]
Tags: Development·Martial Culture·Mastery·Mimickry·Technique·Traditional
10 Tactics for Effective Street Self Defense
August 2nd, 2009 · Comments · Street Self Defense
1. Try to calm the situation down. If things are getting heated always make an attempt to calm things down a bit before you resort to violence. Look your antagonist in the eye and resist the temptation to let your anger get the better of you because this will only aggravate the situation and hasten [...]
Tags: Street Defense·Technique
How to be a Better Grappler- 4 Ways
July 18th, 2009 · Comments · Training Advice
Grappling is not something I do quite a lot of in my training. I’m more comfortable fighting from a stand up position and I’ll only go to the ground if I really have to. That being said I do occasionally train with some Brazilian Ju Jitsu guys just to make my ground game better for [...]
The Fence: The Best Street Self Defense Technique There Is
July 6th, 2009 · Comments · Street Self Defense
Usually when we talk about street self defense and tactics we talk about how to control an aggressor when they actually attack you. What many martial artists don’t often talk about is what to do in the run up before the aggressor attacks, what to do when the situation is hotting up and violence is [...]
Black Medicine: 10 Points to Target on an Attacker
June 20th, 2009 · Comments · Street Self Defense
In previous articles I have talked about the need to drop an attacker with only one blow and also the importance of being accurate with that blow. In this article I want to talk about the best places to actually strike an attacker, i.e. the most vulnerable areas of the body that are going to [...]
Secret to Developing a Power Punch
June 3rd, 2009 · Comments · Training Advice
“…correct hitting is invisible. The enemy should fall without seeing your hands.” Chinese Martial Arts Text
Punching is common to almost all the martial arts. As a basic strike it is unparalleled in terms of usability and effectiveness. Almost anyone can throw a half decent punch, if not a power punch, no matter what level [...]
