I would phrase that slightly differently - competent kyusho is not necessarily about pain. Various points can weaken grips, extend or bend limbs,...
I shall definitely be coming, and I'll let my students know as well. (My dojo is also in Wycombe). G
I would certainly recommend Paul and Lesley King at KSOMA... http://www.ksoma.co.uk/ I've known Paul especially through various seminars and a...
The obvious point to me here is "which throw?" Different throws favour different body dynamic combinations. G
I'm not a Judoka, but I very much enjoyed this article in today's Telegraph about Commonwealth gold medalist Ashley Mackenzie...
Maybe, maybe not. I think we're all in agreement about the conclusion, but maybe not the arguments. Another argument might be one of a...
Well they're certainly not there in the capacity of criminals, and we have a much vaunted principle in most of the western world called "innocent...
They are different, but related. My brother, a reasonably experienced martial artist and also formerly a schoolteacher, had an interesting...
A very interesting write up, thank you for taking the time to do so, as I certainly have learned quite a lot from this thread. Picking up on a...
Strike me that with the condition as you've described it, the best bet may possibly be a weapons art? There are numerous sports and traditional...
I'd take something like this on if asked, but I really do think I'd ask for enough time to prepare it right, and to have the right people there to...
You can refuse a breath test in Britain any time. It means you'll get charged with refusing to give a sample - but if you know you're drunk, I...
I agree on all points, but just expanding a bit. Professors at both British and USian universities have to go through a very rigorous assessment...
Agreed on both counts. G (Owner of the right to wear bonnet and gown - unrelated however to either medicine or martial arts. )
Most physician don't have doctoral degrees. But I notice that within the medical profession "GP" is much more the usual term. G
Please consider this a spin-off from the Alan Thornton thread. (Or not, if you don't care) From time to time you see the title professor...
Bermuda, the Falklands, chunk of Antarctica, Ascension, Gibraltar, Turks and Caicos.... G
I think it's a British peculiarity - a series of awards given by a grateful nation to citizens who have made significant contributions to society....
I suspect that a great many of us from smaller organisations and clubs would struggle to prove that we had earned our dan grades originally...
It started to click properly for me after I'd been training for about a dozen years, of which about a year was teaching. I suppose I'd been a...
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