In the News: Bob Reilly Explains His Stance Against Mixed Martial Arts

Saturday, March 14th, 2009

 
Cage Potato has a good interview with New York Assemblyman Bob Reilly on his stance on mixed martial arts.  Excerpts:
It’s not a stated goal, though.  Even though I grew up a boxing fan and consider myself one still, though I’m not an active fan now, I compare what we should be doing to the difference between [...]

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Helio Gracie’s Last Interview-Part 2

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

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Grandmaster Helio Gracie’s final interview Part 1

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

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Purpose of Kata: It doesn’t have to be a dirty word

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

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 [...]

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Check out USA Jiu Jitsu’s new Blog!

Monday, February 16th, 2009

Okay, okay..so this is a little self promotion since I am designing and running the blog!  Still please check it out!  More exciting things to come as USA Jiu Jitsu is born and begins to sprout wings and take flight!
Click here for Rigan Machado on the Future of USA Jiu Jitsu!

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Helio Gracie passes at 95

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

It is with great sadness that GRACIEMAG.com announces the passing of Grandmaster Helio Gracie. At 95 years of age, the great icon and one of those most responsible for Jiu-Jitsu’s success in Brazil and the world died this morning, at Beneficencia Portuguesa Hospital, in Petropolis, mountain region of Rio de Janeiro  Click here for rest [...]

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Recommended Read: Pummelling as a form of judo dance

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

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 [...]

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Fighting Strategy and Paradigms: “Don’t bring a Knife to a Gun Fight!”

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

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”.

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NEWS: Boy Stops Pit Bull Attack with BJJ Rear Naked Choke! (see video link)

Monday, January 5th, 2009

From  Bakersfieldnow.com  (Click Here for Video)
Story Created: Jan 4, 2009 at 4:59 PM PST
Story Updated: Jan 5, 2009 at 4:22 PM PST
By Eyewitness News Staff
A 9-year-old Bakersfield boy is being called a hero after he saved a girl and her dog from a pit bull attack. 
Drew Heredia said he and a friend were walking a [...]

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Martial Fitness: Are Wii Fit?

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

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.

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