“THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A SECRET TECHNIQUE.’’ The word secret indirectly makes us lazy. If anybody needs a secret in anything like becoming rich, being successful in their career, life, or to lose weight or to be a good martial artist it indirectly means they don’t want to work or train hard […]
Martial arts journey through time Martial arts has changed over the years as man has changed, a long time ago it was for the preservation of life, where if you did not know how to protect yourself and your family you could be killed, therefore the martial arts of older times were much more effective […]
Self defence – Reasonable force What is reasonable force? If someone approached you on the street and asked you for the time in a menacing way would you be justified to kick them in the crown jewels? (As we say in England) My wife says yes but she has always had a warped sense of […]
What use is stick practice in FMA? When giving a seminar or teaching FMA to someone new, I am always asked this question. Why do we practice sticks? We don’t carry them around with us in the street and they are just sticks after all. These are really valid points/questions and observations. It is very […]
Mobility for Martial arts ‘’Release your full kinetic potential” By David Tilston What you repeatedly do you become! So if you sit at a desk all day and do not move then you become an immobile chair. Injury is then more likely to occur due to shortened muscles, instability, lack of core strength and an […]
Cross training in martial arts Fitness and martial arts, in some shape or form have been always been practiced together. The basic stance work that every beginner learns is building the structure and strengthening their bodies for the training to come. Cross training between the two disciples should be aimed towards a unity and ultimately […]
Cultivate the beginners mind “Knowing” is the greatest enemy of learning it has been said. People like things to be familiar; we get up at the same time each day, have our same daily routines, wash, shave, breakfast, clean teeth etc. We leave for work at the same time, park in the same spot each […]
Spatial awareness in martial arts What is spatial awareness in martial arts? This is an interesting question which is over looked in martial arts in favour of just dealing with an attack as it is occurring i.e. concentrating on ways learnt in a system or style of martial arts to defend against the oncoming attack. […]
What’s the best martial art style to learn? This is a common question I get asked on a weekly basis and it should not be taken lightly, to some of us who have dedicated our lives to the practice of martial arts, we sometimes forget what a daunting task it is just to choose a […]
GM Angelo Baldissone Belgium November Seminar 2016 For the tenth year in a row saw me visit one of my favourite places Belgium to conduct seminars and private teaching. The Filipino Kyusho family is growing fast all around the world and it is always a pleasure to see all my students and friends there. It […]