By David Gimberline Personally, I get some of my best insights from teaching, or rather the process of teaching. It is important to continue to learn on your own, and to have had a decent base to start from, but the experience of teaching causes a much more in depth analysis of each concept you …
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Oct 02 2002
Blind Spots in Traditional Training: The Answer
By David Gimberline Does anybody even remember the question? Sorry this has been so long in coming, but some of us actually have jobs, y’know. Originally I said: This is a question for all those out there who use sanbon or gohon kumite drills in their training. Assume you are the defender. Starting, of course …
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Aug 19 2002
Warming the Chi
by David Nishimoto So, as a Martial Artist that has practiced standing meditation, one hour a day, for a year; your ready to advance to the next level. In last year, a rare form of discipline has evolved, as a part of your new found martial art discipline. You now possess the ability to clear …
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Aug 17 2002
Warming the Chi: Part II
By David Nishimoto Bouncing or uprooting the person is not mystical. First, relax and create a feeling of sinking into the earth. Connectedness with the earth is the fundamental principle to the bounce. The feet are integrated with the earth. Gravity is pulling body mass towards the earth. The legs and feet are supporting the …
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Aug 13 2002
Sai: Okinawa Kobudo
The Sai: by Milos Stanic: August, 2002 SAI Okinawa kobudo – Matayoshi tradition Origin Sai is a weapon that belongs to the arsenal of the okinawan kobudo. The exact date of its arrival to Okinawa is unknown, but the similar tools can be found throughout the coast of South Asia. There is …
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Jul 28 2002
Standing Meditation
by David Nishimoto Standing meditation builds great marital artists. Lets start with standing. Standing builds the frame. The frame is used to repel or redirect all forms of force. Once a student has been standing for a few years they build a integrated frame. The integrated frame becomes the beginning of advance drills for refining …
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Jul 13 2002
Marc “the animal” MacYoung interview
INTERVIEW WITH MARC “THE ANIMAL” MACYOUNG by Seif Hammack When it comes to fighting and self-defense there are a lot of pretenders out there but when you have an opportunity to talk with the real deal,you should take it. Marc “Animal” Macyoung is one such person and I recently had an opportunity to sit down …
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May 15 2002
Train Smarter
by Morne Swanepoel Many a times have I heard Martial Arts instructors & schools state the amount of techniques they know etc. and classify themselves at different levels with these achievements. I think we can all agree that there is Unlimited amount of techniques to study in any Martial Art system and that we all …
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Mar 27 2002
High performance Street fighting
By Morne Swanepoel The Defensive Edge (A look at realistic Knife fighting) ‘The most constant thing in life is change. Everything that has been mummified belongs to the past. Mummification is a blockage in the body, there is no spirit. We are all alive and need to progress and go beyond…’ – Morne Swanepoel In …
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Mar 27 2002
No Rules- Anything goes Are you ready ?
By Morne Swanepoel ‘Knowledge is not power, the ability to apply your knowledge is true power.’ I am often surprised by how much the word ‘practical’ or ‘effective’ is used to describe a certain Martial Art system. While I agree that many fighting skills are practical and effective within realm of fighting, I question how …
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