My good friend Mike Blesch wrote an article called “Street Effective” that was published in the August 2014 issue of Martial Arts Illustrated. I was fortunate enough to be a part of the photo sequences in the article. Unfortunately that magazine is ...
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I came across this video on Youtube the other day… (it’s in Japanese but with English subtitles). It’s a 30 minute long Japanese instructional / demo / documentary footage of the legendary Kyuzo Mifune – “the god of judo”, and the 4th ...
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Being a martial artist focused on self-preservation aspects, I'm always interested in seeing other people's take on self-defense techniques. Just ran across this video of a self-defense demonstration in Sendai, Japan by Kudo (Daido-juku) practitioners.I like that they do the techniques wearing ...
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(click on image to play video)------------Interesting video on the use of connection and structure in Makotokai Karate. Makotokai Karate is a relatively new system of Karate established in 2004 by Paolo Bolaffio sensei.For more info on the Makotokai, check out their website: ...
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The late George Leonard was a well-known teacher of Aikido, an art he began in his 40s. He was also the president of Esalen Institute and wrote several books on the human potential. Quote: “We fail to realize that mastery is ...
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