Anyone who has a family cat knows they are masters at doing precisely what they want; they eat, sleep, play, maintain and relax. They know the optical place to hang out in your home and have their schedule that fits their needs. I think we can learn a lot from cats about how to navigateContinue reading “Martial Arts and Mindfulness: Learning from Our Feline Friends”
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Sticks – Kombat Instruments Limited
Several people ask me where I get my beautiful sticks, and I thought I would do a quick write-up. When I popped over to the Dog Brother gathering in 1998, I picked up a replacement pair of sticks from Nick Papadakis at Kombat Instruments. I got to use them the next day at some informalContinue reading “Sticks – Kombat Instruments Limited”
Aliveness
First, I need to be a hundred percent clear that the Aliveness concept, as presented below, I got from Matt Thornton and the SBG Tribe back in the late nineties. Matt put into words what a lot of people half knew but never really talked about. He laid out the framework, and a lot ofContinue reading “Aliveness”
Enhance Your Martial Arts Training with KORA
This blog’s primary goal is to talk about the training we are undertaking in our KORA class and help people with their training journey from afar as best we can. The idea is to be positive and promote the benefits of martial arts. One of the reasons I started a blog was that I realisedContinue reading “Enhance Your Martial Arts Training with KORA”
Knife Attack Self Defence
One quick look at the UK news gives you a good indication of where the knife crime statistics are going. In South London, the local social media is littered with knife muggings, gang-related knife fights, and stabbing games. “Data gathered and analysed by the BBC found there had been 55 fatal stabbings so far this year (10Continue reading “Knife Attack Self Defence”
Understanding Different Types of Martial Artists
I guess the answer most regular readers of this blog would give is, yes, martial artist. I would say it depends on what I am doing and its context. When I was growing up, I had easy access to Boxing, grappling (Judo/Wrestling) and fencing tuition. I did not consider myself a martial artist, mostly aContinue reading “Understanding Different Types of Martial Artists”
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
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”
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