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 [...]
Okay, the fight everyone has been waiting for and now we can bring it to you!
Morihei “O’Sensei Ueshiba VS Frank Mir with “Big John” McCarthy officiating.
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”.
Ice Cream Samurai
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“Always keep your mind as bright and clear as the vast sky, the great ocean, and the highest peak, empty of all thoughts. Always keep your body filled with light and heat. Fill yourself with the power of wisdom and enlightenment.” —–Morihei Ueshiba (founder of Aikido)
“Every now and [...]
The Wii Fit was one of the hotest selling items this Holiday Season. It is designed to provide feedback on your overall fitness as measured by BMI, Core Strength/Stability. Is it something that a Martial Artist can use in his or her training? Read this post to find out my initial impressions.
Of course we study martial arts for many different reasons. Many of us got involved for one reason, only to find out that our perspective evolved or priorities changed over time! Today, what is the ONE most compelling reason why you train? I know this might be a hard one, but pick one!
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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.
Staffs of aikido
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(Media-Newswire.com) - BUTLERVILLE, Ind., Dec. 22, 2008 – Soldiers who deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan must be trained to engage in combat using the latest in lethal-weapons technology. But for soldiers preparing to deploy on a peacekeeping mission, nonlethal weapons instruction is an important part of their deployment training.
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