How fast are you? People think that they are fast but what does that really mean? Does it mean that you can punch or kick really fast? It could mean you can go from standing still to full out crazy in a blink of an eye. When I was younger I thought I was really […]
Flexibility moves you Hopefully things can get back to some sort of normality after covid as many of us have now had the vaccination ( I just need to get rid of the side effects of my hairy hands but they should get better soon). We are so looking forward to travelling and teaching seminars […]
All the times and places I have traveled to around the world in my quest not only to further my knowledge of martial arts but also to meet many masters to see if I could learn their ways has brought me back to the Principles and just the Principles. Why do I say this; well […]
Bruce Lee- A martial art inspiration There are many reasons for doing a martial art but I think that Bruce Lee above all others has helped inspire more people to want to learn them. He was unique and fitted more into his short 32 years than we could in a lifetime, he was simply a […]
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 […]