The Hustler – Sword play and the art of tactical thinking is a beautiful book written by Maija Soderholm. A lot of the book focuses on deception in combat, and it’s funny because this book slipped onto the market quietly, and just how good it was has spread by word of mouth among the FMAContinue reading “The Hustler- Book Review”
Category Archives: KORA
Effective Grip Training Methods for Martial Artists
Fangs for the memory… Most of history’s warriors accepted that you needed skills in stand up, clinch and ground to be successful. It’s been a core concept in my KORA curriculum since it was a mixture of Combatives, Muay Thai and Judo over thirty-five years ago. Whether we seek it or not grappling happens, andContinue reading “Effective Grip Training Methods for Martial Artists”
Traditional Dances of the Labourdin Carnival
From this blog: Le carnaval labourdin (patrimoinepaysbasque.com) The kaskarot are the main characters of the ploughd carnivals. They wear hats adorned with flowers, ribbons and colorful decorations on their costumes, and hold two sticks in their hands. Organized in groups of eight, they perform makila-dantza (dances of sticks), as well as danced jumps, marmutx (dance of small sticks), xinple, kontra-dantza (contredanse), soka-dantza, fandango andContinue reading “Traditional Dances of the Labourdin Carnival”
Boost Your Sparring Skills with Lonely Dog’s Instructional Downloads
Tired of getting walloped by your training partners in sparring? You may like to invest some coin into Lonely Dogs instructional downloads. Benjamin is a great fighter and coach. Go here for instructional downloads go here: Lonely Dog (gumroad.com) Lonely Dog in action
Boxing Meets Rugby: Learning from Teddy Thomas’s Performance
I trained people for Boxing, Thai Boxing, full contact stick fighting and MMA but the greats always had something special. Its not only doing their job well but also with flair. It’s not enough to just win, it’s about doing so whilst demonstrating amazing skill. Teddy Thomas is a great example of this on theContinue reading “Boxing Meets Rugby: Learning from Teddy Thomas’s Performance”
KORA Virtual Reboot
It’s been over a year since my research group, and I got together to train. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, face to face training is still not on the table for a while, but I had the idea that we should start slotting in regular zoom classes once a week. The purpose is toContinue reading “KORA Virtual Reboot”
The Pillars of Hercules
The book that kick started my research into Spanish Knife and also Spanish traditions, giving me a life long appreciation of Spanish culture: The pillars of Hercules; or, A narrative of travels in Spain and Morocco in 1848 (archive.org)
Unlocking Savate: Mastering Boot Kicks for Combat
Savate offers many advantages and options to the martial artist, including control of range, timing, and unusual angles, contributing to its deceptive approach to combat. A key difference from other arts is how the boot or shoe is used in combat to supercharge techniques. I was a Muay Thai player from the early eighties, whichContinue reading “Unlocking Savate: Mastering Boot Kicks for Combat”
Marcus Trower
It’s been a while since Marcus Trower passed away in 2019, and it’s only really now I feel able to write something to pay tribute to him and his life that will hopefully do him justice. I first met Marcus in 1986 when he joined my boxing and Muay Thai club in Merstham, near RedhillContinue reading “Marcus Trower”
A little bit of Irish Stick and English Cane
This video is a part of a piece to camera practice I had to record quickly before taking a media presentation workshop at work. There’s an important safety message, followed by a little section on using the walking cane and how to use the stick the Irish way. Finally, there is a section on enhancingContinue reading “A little bit of Irish Stick and English Cane”
Killick Off Road Arts 