Martial art reflections Happy New Year everyone, you have all done very well to make it into 2021 and with that anus horribilis year out of the way we can now look forward to a fresh new start. Last year gave me a lot more time to think about not only martial arts […]
Nasal breathing for martial arts This month I would like to talk about breathing and in particular breathing through the nose while performing our martial arts. Many of us will not even be aware of the fact that we are continually breathing in and out through the mouth and only partially and occasionally through the […]
Mental martial arts A lot of us have been unable to train in the Martial arts we love because of the covid restrictions. We have been able to train alone but as we know most martial arts require a partner to practice the things we learn, whether it is sparring, boxing, one step, locking, disarming, […]
Make your martial arts a hit! So a big thank you to everyone for reading the blogs and for your support, I have just come in from the garden after my daily workout. Today I would like to talk about what do you hit? I mean what do you actually hit? Don’t say your grandmother […]
Is your kata/form redundant? From an early age I have been mesmerized by all these fancy martial arts movements by shoaling monks and most of us have seen Bruce Lee in Enter the dragon, in that he was practicing a form when O’Hara busts in his room and remonstrates that he must wear […]
Be persistent! Sitting here writing this blog after 50 years of the fighting arts, I take a step back and wonder how I made it to five decades. It dawned on me that it is passion, love, vocation, dedication and my enquiring mind that thirsts for knowledge of the arts that has kept me going […]
Modern technology is it a friend or foe to the martial arts? We all know how computers and the internet has revolutionised our lives some say for the better others for the worse, I guess it is just a matter of perception. Let’s look at martial arts (must we Ang? Yes we must and no […]
The unspoken skills Martial arts are such a huge topic and everyone is concerned with how deadly they can be and who has the best style and who can beat who and so on. For me martial arts are so much more. If martial arts are practiced from a young age it can give you […]
Pressure point striking verses physical striking This is a subject that can be hard to get your head around, we all know when you punch someone you are making a physical effect but in most cases we are only using mass x speed x acceleration = power, but in Kyusho or pressure point fighting what […]
Path of least resistance This is a well known principle in martial arts but it is not just peculiar to them. Humans will always take the easiest route and in fairness we are a little bit lazy. That is why companies spend so much money on advertising to get you hooked into their products, systems […]