Own a Technique
This is a difficult one!
How many repetitions are required to own a technique? 100? 1000? 10,000?
Multiply that by the amount of techniques available and...
Best Practices: Why the OODA Loop is Still Relevant
The OODA loop was created by Air Force colonel John Boyd in the late 1950s. He was a Korean War fighter pilot and a...
The Martial Artist a Lethal Musician
One cannot learn how to make music without understanding how it functions much like one cannot practice martial arts without understanding martial arts forms...
This Guy is Full of Crap! Training Counterterrorist Teams
EXCREMENT, SHIT, SOMETHING OF NO VALUE. That's the meaning of the word "crap" according to slangdictionary.com "This guy is full of crap!!!" That's exactly...
Combat Triage: General Conditioning: The Fighter’s Repose
Downtime Training: The Fighter's repose is about training your body to repair. For the true fighter, there is never any real off-time. When a fighter...
High Energy Strikes
High energy strikes must be relaxed and fast. The emphasis has to be on speed. If you double the speed, you will create four...
The Importance of Kata
Over the past several years I've written articles discussing various sides of martial arts training. In my article entitled, “Commercialism vs. Traditionalism” I talked...
The Five Levels of Force
There is a proverb that declares, “You do as you are trained.” If you are trained to always defend yourself with feet and fist...
Fitness For Martial Artists
Many readers have written me in response to "The Link Between Martial Arts and Fitness," and not all of you were complimentary. In particular,...
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...
The Tradition of Folding the Gi
Traditions in every aspect of life are extremely important. They not only give direction to the culture; they uphold the values and reason for...
Wearing Proper Eye Protection: If You Can’t See You Can’t Fight
If you are a police officer or security guard driving around on patrol at night and suddenly a bullet goes through your front windshield,...
Why A Shooters Stance Or Position Is Critical For Self Defense
For over 47 years I have been a student of firearms training. I started shooting and hunting when I was 8 years old. I...
Ju No Kata
So-called "Forms of Gentleness," as the ju no kata is referred to, is a grossly misinterpreted standard of Kodokan. As performed in modern-day judo,...
Best Practices: Teamwork Minus the B.S.
We live in an age of political correctness where saying the right things seems to have more value than doing the right things. People...
Sanchin Kata
Kata (exercises or forms) are performed in many styles of martial arts. With the help of these particular forms of exercise, many diverse techniques...
