Yup. I concur with Aegis & bassai. When I trained in Goju-Ryu my instructor explained that when he was training there were only 3 belts: white,...
It's important to remember that Uncle Bill's personal preference is for the Chinese aspects of his system. Uncle has good Silat understanding but...
I'd second the recommendation for Grossman's books. As Mike Tyson said, "Everyone has a plan until they get hit." The trick is to be able to...
Abby does indeed rock. I like the whole show and I love the chemistry among the characters in general but Abby is definitely my favorite....
Personally I don't think there is a "first" martial art. I think many evolved independently of each other as needs arose. I'm pretty sure there...
I *LOVE* the books (read them all to date) and the Showtime series (seen them all date). What I found interesting was that the first season of the...
There are deeper underlying causes for the psychiatric casualties suffered by soldiers in combat.
I'd be willing to bet that there are some people who are absolutely phenomenal that live in the middle of the jungle in, for instance, Java,...
Check http://www.apextrainingcenter.com/default.aspx I can't guarantee that it's a "good" silat school. I haven't been there personally since a...
I, too, am from KY - Louisville, specifically. Looks like Riker & I are from the same neck of the woods though we've not met in person as far as I...
I've had some things in training as others have explained - and knocked a couple of people out with pretty light shots to the neck area (once to...
I'm not sure it's exactly what you're looking for but A Pondering of Principles is - in most parts - like that. Of course, this is also a...
That's a nice analogy - I'll probably steal that :D Mike
I love 'em, too. I usually do a couple of workouts / week. For me, there are a few benefits over other weight workouts I've been exposed to....
Sorry about the delay in responding - this one slipped under my radar :) Both of those are benefits of slow motion training. Also, it is easier...
Absolutely. A couple of friends of mine were working with a group of stage actors. They were in a grassy area on a college campus (many of the...
Depends on exactly what you want to train and where. I don't know much about the TKD scene but I would guess you can find places in Korea that...
Yup. Guam. Says so about halfway through the section headed "62102. Registration." Of course, this has nothing to do with registering as a...
Blatant and unabashed self promotion. I wrote a book called "A Pondering of Principles" that I (of course) would highly recommend. Others,...
Uhhh ... what? For me this doesn't even make sense. Even if I did read an article or something that made such a claim I would just laugh and...
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