Teaching Shan State Rebels Practical Fighting
I slowly formulated a plan as to what I would teach the men. For years, I had been developing a system of practical fighting...
Karate: A Brief Overview And How To Supplement It With Reality-Based-Training For A Post...
Karate is a martial art that originated in Okinawa with strong roots to China; it was also frequently called kenpo. The term “karate” originally...
Tegumi – Karate’s Forgotten Range
It is believed that the native wrestling art of Tegumi, along with the Kempo systems brought to Okinawa by the Chinese, were forerunners of...
Formlessness And The Dao Of Movement
The Dao of movement may imply different things to different people, ease of movement, many different stances, continuity, the art of improvised movement, etc.
All...
Humility is Key to a Fighter’s Success
Every budding fighter goes through what I call the 10-fight itch. Some experience it at 3 fights, others at 15, depending on how often...
Use Your Eyes to Save Your Assets
Knowing where to look when standing face-to-face with a hostile subject is critical, though it’s rarely addressed in training. This is a glaring omission...
Lines of Attack
For Success in Sparring and Self-Defense, It Pays to Think Outside the Box!
“Shapes are important in the martial arts,” Avi Nardia says somewhat matter-offactly. “Karate,...
Pressure Point Fighting in Tai Chi
In the early 80's, I wrote some articles about tai chi. After one of them, a letter to the editor from a tai chi...
The Case For Defensive Knife Training Part 2
In Part I we discussed the alarming upsurge of knife violence in First World countries — and the necessity for defensive knife training for...
The Wooden Dummy
The wooden dummy is a training device that is used in many different systems of Chinese martial arts. There are many different designs for...
Accidentally Killing Your Opponent
Do you carry a pair of handcuffs with you? Most martial artists don't. How then are you going to restrain a suspected criminal, whether...
Why You Should Be Cycling To Help Your Martial Arts Training
Nearly 3.6 million Americans regularly participate in some form of martial arts. While for some the sport is just a past time, for the...
Anatomical Targeting vs Techniques
Tools, Targets or the Technique: Anatomical Targeting vs Techniques
Today we can see a divergence from the more ancient practices as the mainstream martial artist values techniques...
Bob Chaney Applies the Science of Physics to Fighting
Tae Kwon Do Grand Master Bob Chaney may be one of the best-schooled individuals in the martial arts today. His over all knowledge of...
Training For Bradal Serey: Kun Khmer Boran
"If you want to train for fighting number one, you must be fit." Says Paddy Carson, a professional trainer for Bradal Serey, Khmer Kickboxing,...
1 Stretch Yourself: Your Potential to Do a Side Split
Misconceptions on Stretching and Flexibility and the Method of Testing Your Potential to Do a Side Split
This is the first installment of my column...
