A League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Classic Colt 1911
This is the story of one man's lifetime dream - come true. I finally learned the hard lessons of imperfect tries, and lifted the...
Willie Lim Unlocks Martial Arts Truths
Willie Lim likes nothing better than to unlock martial arts truths. He is demystifying martial arts, shattering illusions that many would like to keep...
Your Best Defense is a Strong Offense
In this article, Hank Hayes of No Lie Blades explains that in this day an age your best defense is a strong offense.
When you...
The Best Block is No Block
The best block is no block at all!! With that said, it is well known and documented that if you try to block an...
Martial Arts The Hidden Secrets – It Might Look the Same #4
I want you to think about the following for a while before you take any action. Have a good long think and try to...
How Wing Chun Helps the Mind
Wing Chun is an incredible art that when studied has far reaching effects on one's health. Right from the early stages of learning in...
Best Practices: Responding vs Reacting
At face value, there doesn't seem to be much difference between the words responding and reacting. However, if you take a moment to look...
Exercises in Martial Arts
So Many Exercise, So Little Time
One reader wrote me an e-mail with questions about exercises:
I have owned your books Science of Sports Training and...
Take ACTion!
When you train in Mixed Martial Arts you will often be faced with roadblocks. For most of us the challenges sometimes seem insurmountable and...
Tense Shoulders – The Bigger Picture
When I observe students in class, at seminars, or when I evaluate instructors through the Systema Video Program (SVP), I see one most common...
3 Types of Fear – 3 Ways to Breathe
We can view our fears on three levels.
The first one we can call Personal Fear. It is the type that develops without any...
Breathing is Fundamental
Of all of the natural body functions breathing is probably the most fundamental. It isn’t something that we do consciously. Breathing has more to...
The Pinan / Heian Kata Series as a Fighting System: Part 3
Welcome to part three of this series of articles. In the first part of this series we looked at the background of the Pinan...
Creativity, Culture, Power Plays and the Dao Of Movement
There are many fields of creativity in the realm of physical movement, but how serious are people in even attempting to reach the very...
Riding the Strike of the Cobra: The Softer Approach to Blocking
In this series of lessons, we want to explore several advanced principles of soft blocking. The hard approach to blocking is designed to use...
Knife Violence: 14 People Stabbed Today at Community College
Jim Wagner discusses knife violence in this Reality-Based article explaining that a close range a knife is just as lethal as a firearm.
A student...
