I tell everyone that when I am evaluating a martial move for myself or others, in one filter I consider a two prong question. Have I seen it done in the UFC? (or similar venue) Should I even consider the UFC with this move? Which leads me to the blocking naysayers. Once in a while … Continue reading The Silly “You Can’t Block” Advice
The “corporate” name for what I’ve been doing for 26 years this 2022, the big umbrella name is the “Scientific Fighting Congress.” Under that umbrella are the 7 martial courses. 1-Force Necessary: Hand 2-Force Necessary: Stick 3-Force Necessary: Knife 4-Force Necessary: Gun 5-Close Quarter Concepts group (the above 4 combined) 6-Defender: Police Judo … Continue reading “INSPIRE NOT CONFINE”
The talk of the town right now is the Kyle Rittenhouse situation. This onion has many layers to peel. You think about one layer and you have to think about other layers. I try to warn my weapon practitioners that every shooting is a drama and a trauma. A story. As Clint Smith of Thunder … Continue reading Will Self Defense Become Vigilantism?
In 1986, I became fascinated by the Bruce Lee’s essay on “the stance of no stance,” idea. Whether hand, stick, knife or gun, I opted for the loose “ready stance,” and the “balance and power in motion” concept, a motion-picture-idea rather than a still-photo-idea. Thanks to Bruce Lee, the Inosanto Family (and Ed Parker) when … Continue reading Ten Fighting “Stances,” Positions
Too young to join the Army during the Vietnam war itself, I joined later and I wound up assisting in the evacuation of Vietnam in 1975. We got the very first plane full of refugees out and into Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. There, we, several small Military Police platoons, then had to set up … Continue reading Where’s Mars and who are the Martians? (The Evacuation of Vietnam)
HANDS-LANDS – Touching the “hands” of the master. Touching the “lands” of the master. Hands-Lands. (This was a spirited discussion on FMA Discussions. Many say you MUST go to Philippines to “get it.” Many say no. Not needed. I said…) I started attending Remy Presas seminars in 1986 and I was just another person in … Continue reading HANDS-LANDS Touching the “Hands” of the Master in the “Lands.”
There’s some Presas gossip lately that I was the only “recent” (many years) person to get Remy and Ernesto “together.” But it was just on the phone! To clear things up, here is the story… “It’s a Brother Thing?” There was and is always a lot of talk about the various feuds between … Continue reading The Last Time the Presas Brothers Spoke
In seminars I frequently mention JKD’s Tim Tackett (he is my favorite, smartest, outspoken, pure JKD person) and how I collected from him in seminars and personal sit-down discussions, the Bruce Lee YMCA Boxing program. Bruce Lee always had groups of professional students, actors, lawyers doctors, etc., who could not show up to work … Continue reading The Bruce Lee YMCA Boxing Program
For starters, I am not a knife or gun collector, no more than I would collect hammers, screwdrivers or wrenches. I just don’t care. You get the message. The “tool” message. I guess it comes from my Army and policing time and experiences. I am interested in efficiency. Don’t misunderstand me, I like looking at … Continue reading Getting a Grip on your Grips! Weapon Handling!
We humans always knew we need to keep training to keep sharp, but still we “chip away” at the edges through time. All your performance bases in every topics are covered in this demise. Cave men practiced their spear throwing, and their wounded prey chasing until they could no longer hit the … Continue reading How Long Before Perishable Skills Perish?