My thoughts about Karate
I practiced Karate Shotokan for 2 years in the early eighties; I had a go at Wado Ryu in 1994 for less then a year… Read More »My thoughts about Karate
Contact training for self defence
This post is discussing the importance of contact training in martial arts, particularly in view of their effectiveness in self defence situations.
Tao of Jeet Kune Do
I have been toying with the idea of writing books’ reviews for a long time. Have an extensive library of martial arts and eastern philosophies… Read More »Tao of Jeet Kune Do
My thoughts about Judo
Judo was the first martial art I have ever practiced and, even after many years, I have good memories of the experience and I can… Read More »My thoughts about Judo
An encounter that made me think
The other day I bumped in MT, a former student of mine. He joined my club years ago and trained with us for at least… Read More »An encounter that made me think
Help me to increase readership
The 2008 is coming to its end: it just occurred to me that this blog has been going for nearly a year now! I would… Read More »Help me to increase readership
A new bookstore for Martial What?
There are some great books out there and here is a short list of our favourites. A book should not be seen as a toool… Read More »A new bookstore for Martial What?
Stretching for kicks
Bill “Superfoot” Wallace is one of the kickboxing legends that built his fame and career on great kicking techniques. Here is a short clip I found on YouTube, taken from one of his commercial videos. It shows one simple exercise about how to improve the central split.
Some physics about martial arts
I found this video (see below) on you tube and it shows, supported by scientific evidence, a number of facts about what martial art deliver the strongest punch, kick and so on: the video is a National Geographic production and it’s very well made.
Levels of competence: the martial arts case
One of the models I used during my Professional Coaching Training describes competence in four broad steps or levels: I found this extremely useful and… Read More »Levels of competence: the martial arts case