Are you frozen by a system, style or tradition? So many people think that we should always fit in a box or have some label attached to them, we are not our names or the job we do or the system, style or tradition of martial arts we practice. We must resist the temptation to go […]
Do you practice what you teach? Do you believe in what you are teaching others? Or are you regurgitating material that you suspect to be true? Do you practice what you teach or are you “too busy” teaching others? This blog is purely here to help bring some authenticity to what we as “teachers or […]
Fit for Martial arts? What do we mean by fit for martial arts? Do you use martial arts for your fitness training? Many styles and systems do so much conditioning and exercises during lesson times that they don’t actually have enough time to teach the martial art aspect. This seems to happen a lot with […]
Don’t Get Ambushed Drills to Increase Your Situational Awareness to Ensure That You Stay Safe by Shihan Martin Day 7th Dan In the exciting world of Martial Arts and Self Defence I hear and read about techniques, techniques and techniques; what is the best technique for this and that attack/defence situation. You Tube and other […]
“We build too many walls and not enough bridges” – Sir Isaac Newton I originally found this quote whilst looking for some inspiration and a way to portray a photo of balancing on a bridge for my social media page. These words resonated on so many levels more now than ever. We are intent on building […]
“Pressure Points are they a myth or reality?’’ Pressure points or nerve strikes as I prefer to call them have been in fashion for the last 20 years or so, mainly brought to the forefront by Seiyu Oyata, Master Bando of Shorinji Kempo (way of the warrior) but of course there were many other instructors […]
“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 […]