Welcome back!Thanks to my previous post on the importance of learning and continuing to practice the basics, a few people have asked why I think it is that so many martial artists are quick to neglect the basic techniques when it comes to training, so I thought I would try and answer that question here [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Traditional'
The Basics- Remember Those?
January 17th, 2010 · Comments · Training Advice
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 fighting [...]
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 [...]
Martial Arts Competitions: How Useful Are They?
December 15th, 2009 · Comments · Martial Musings
I decided to write this article for three reasons. Firstly I read Wim Demeere’s treatment of the subject recently and I wanted to add my own thoughts on it. Secondly, my friend lost a cage fight at the weekend, and thirdly, I’m thinking of competing in a sport Ju Jitsu tournament next year. [...]
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
Street Self Defense- Do You Know Too Many Techniques?
October 6th, 2009 · Comments · Street Self Defense
As I have mentioned many times before on this blog and elsewhere, when it comes to effective street self defense it is best to keep things as simple as possible and not over complicate your responses too much. The key to good self defense is to respond to an attack in the simplest way possible [...]
Tags: Bouncing·Fighting·Stories·Street Defense·Technique Log-Jam·Traditional
The Forgotten Healing Arts
September 19th, 2009 · Comments · General
Every man and his dog knows about the martial arts these days. To the layman the martial arts are a system designed to basically hurt people, but what many people don’t know, including a shocking number of martial artists, is that the martial arts were conceived originally alongside complementary healing systems.
The origins of the martial [...]
Tags: Development·Healing Arts·Injury·Martial Success·Recovery·Striking·Traditional·Vital Points
Interview With Author And Self Defense Expert Geoff Thompson
September 6th, 2009 · Comments · General
Anyone who visits this site on a regular basis will know that I often reference the ideas of Geoff Thompson in my articles on street self defense and mind training, which is why I am absolutely delighted to bring to you this most inspiring and informative interview that I did with Geoff recently.
For those of [...]
Tags: Interviews·Martial Success·Mastery·Motivation·Street Defense·Traditional
Effective Training Methods for Street Self Defense| Part 1
August 29th, 2009 · Comments · Street Self Defense
For quite a long time in my training career I laboured under the illusion that the methods of training I was using were preparing me to deal with actual violent encounters and combat outside the dojo. For many years I trained in traditional karate and then Jujitsu, diligently practicing techniques that I was told would [...]
Interview With Emil Martirossian
August 23rd, 2009 · Comments · General
I am very pleased to present to you this most interesting interview I did recently with up and coming martial artist and future action star from the UK, Emil Martirossian. Emil is one of the most dedicated martial artists out there and a proponent of the Urban Combat street self defense system, a reality based [...]
