Tag: John Wallace
America’s Hunters and Gun Control
For the sake of our freedom, don't ever allow gun control or the confiscation of America's guns.
In World War Two, the Japanese Emperor Hirohito...
Tomoe Nage; Eastern Throw, Western Craze
Anyone who has ever seen an old west fistfight staged for a movie or TV series has probably seen a scene in which one...
Dispense with Restraint
When is it alright for a martial artist to dispense with restraint in real life confrontations? A tough question with no easy answer. Indeed...
O Soto Gari – Different Arts, Different Perspectives
A basic first principle throw in Judo is "O Soto Gari", a major outer reaping of the opponents outside leg. This is usually done...
Role Model In The Martial Arts
Pro basketball legend Charles Barkley once famously said he was "not a role model." Fact is, anyone in the public eye is a role...
John Wallace and The Gentle Way
Any boy who grew up relatively small in 1950's and 1960's America, in the time of John Wayne and Roy Rogers, of Rocky Marciano...
De Ashi Harai is like the Judo Jab
Just as in boxing, where it is said that "Everything works off the jab", in Judo it might be said that "Everything works off...
True Humility
Interesting talk on the phone today with my old-time Judo Sensei, Don Schneider. Due to the vagaries of an article which appeared about him...
Transitions, From Student to Teacher
In this way Sensei Schneider seeks to assist me in making the transition from student to teacher of the martial arts.
I suspect that like...
Judo Reunion
At the age of seventeen I began studying Judo. Small and slight of build, but with an acumen for basketball none-the-less, I was finding...
John Wallace
John Wallace was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on May 14th, 1951. The son of a shipyard worker and a housewife, he began the study...
O Goshi, for Sport or Street
A basic and popular Judo throw is O-Goshi, the well-known hip throw. It is an ideal throw for shorter people to employ against taller...
Stay Resolute, Calm and Confident Against Your Adversary
It has been my experience in life that, with a few notable exceptions, whenever a bully is confronted with a resolute calm, confident adversary,...
