A good 30 minute view of the Martial Arts Programs of both the Army and the Marine Corps. I think it does a good job of giving an overview of both programs and highlights the differences in the methodologies. I am curious as to your thoughts on both methodologies.
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Peter Boylan has a lot of good discussion on his blog concerning the importance of Kata. I recommend reading blog for it contains a great deal of wisdom on kata. Peter is a friend of mine and a practice of several koryu budo systems and has devoted himself to a very detailed study of many [...]
A good post over on Mokuren Dojo Blog on Pummeling and why it is important as a basic skill. Pummelling is an essential skill to learn as a martial artist. If you don’t know how to pummel, you really don’t know how to fight in my opinion. Pummelling is building block for so many things [...]
Don’t bring a Knife to a Gun fight! Make sure you understand the environment and conditions you will be fighting under. Adopting methodologies and training strategies that are appropriate to that environment and conditions are key to fighting success. This article talks about one of the biggest questions we face in Martial arts “How do I beat a fighter of “System A”, with “System B”.
In a fight you don’t have much time to react. Mushin or No mind are concepts we try to instill through hard repetitive training. How much control do we really have though? Hick’s Law states that the more choices we have, the slower our reaction time will be. This Post takes a look at how this might apply to fighting.
This is a little video we produced a few years ago at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC), Hohenfels, Germany to match the script that was developed to introduce Level I Combatives and Martial Arts training to new students. The script was written and composed by Matt Larsen, director and founder of the [...]
Are our observations about what is going on around us correct? How do we know if we are practicing correctly and effectively? Having an awareness of cognitive dissonance and how it impacts our training and practice is important. This short video provides an intro to the issue of cognitive dissonance.
OODA Loop (Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act Loop) is an important Concept for all Martial Artist to understand and to incorporate in their training. Including Randori or “Non-Compliant Free Sparring” in your training regime is good way to ensure you are training the OODA loop.
Regardless of your style of martial art there are some basic principles that will apply to the situation. Any good training system should include these as a part of the methodology. See how well your practice lines up with them.
How many times in training have you been told “Don’t use your Arm/Shoulder, Just relax and move your hips!”.
I have been told this so many times over the years that I wanted to simply pummel the person telling me this! Well if it was so easy, then why could I not do it for so [...]
