What are the properties of the best structure for yielding? Structure = The arrangement of and relations between the many elements/parts of...
Based on another thread, I'm thinking that there is some differences in opinion on what are the functional ranges in unarmed combat. Let me...
Intent drives action. A lack of intent could mean weak or ineffective technique. Strong intent generally means strong and more effective...
From http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1074959251#post1074959251 Sorry Mr Gray, to complete my answer to your Q...
For many good reasons, X-block technique has a really bad reputation these days in martial arts. See this eleven year old thread for a lot of the...
At the risk of sounding more naive than I am :thinking: I have been told some things in martial arts that have an almost completely different...
This thread is about complexity versus simplicity in martial arts. How much complexity is needed and can complexity make things worse. I will...
Self-defense involves mind, body, spirit. Most in the Western cultures can figure out the different aspects of self-defense involving the mind,...
I was looking in another thread and got inspired to write down what I provide my students about turning your head and looking. Maybe one day I...
I don't believe it is surprising that as much as things change they also can stay the same. I was looking at an older video of mine on youtube and...
I've gone back and forth on many things in the past, but some things I've completely taken a 180 degree flip on. For example, back in 1984 I was...
I was told by one very tall instructor twenty-five some years ago that I had good infighting skills but needed to improve on my longer ranged...
This post is about my belief that all martial arts share the same combat principles. Conversely, I have been told by some others that different...
I developed some applications with having a defender's back to a wall and facing some common attacks. I call these Wall applications and across...
I thought PR had a nice statement he made in another thread. Before going on to discussion on "flow", I thought I would bring this point up and...
The question, I would ask, is what is the difference between MMA type training and Kajukenbo training? In a nutshell, the core training could be...
I'm going to try to describe some forms of progressive resistance training I've used in martial arts. Feel free to comment or add on to the list....
Well not old school but twenty five years old. What do you train differently than in the following video? And if you train the same methods as in...
I'd like to start this thread to discuss the idea that martial arts movements should start small and then get bigger in application, but in...
Hey Blade, Looks like our own MAPs adopted rabid zombie girl has grown up into her new incarnation. I must say that I like the name, very well...
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