Each week I take my son on a field trip. We explore the gardens and fields and find new and old friends to play with. This week, he wanted to play with the pigeons so we went through the process of hunting together. He attempted to run at them and catch them at first with… Read More The education of a young man
There is a special place in hell for boring work. One of the most boring drill there are is the plank hold. Let’s put music and rhythm back into it. 🙂 Place yourself in the plank of your choice. Start dancing within the plank. Suggestions: Walking with your limbs to the tempo Turning your hips… Read More The dancing plank
How can we survive an attack and work through it ? We begin by not helping the attacker by resisting and standing in the path of the attack. We continue by simply breathing and moving with the attacker to note where they are open and add movement there to avoid harm to ourselves and loved… Read More Let the attacker fall
I love to see commercials for expensive devices in fitness and the martial arts. I love even more to find solutions hiding under my nose to bring fun, progress and health to myself, my students and anyone else. Here are four rope drills that get the job done: Take a rope that extends from one… Read More Rope Agility
We try to answer a question with an answer. That is limiting. Answer with an answer and a question put together:) Move forward and back, side and side. All at the same time. Don’t be like water. Be human!
Moving into the attack with softness means you do not meet force with force but force with movement. Trying to take the attack on our frame exposes ups to cuts, stabs and control. Adding to the movement keeps us free. Do not limit the application to physical contact 🙂
There is no perfect plan. Each fits the bill for a situation. This plan aims to build stamina and healthy connective tissue and joints. Do this once each morning and don’t confine yourself to pull ups. We begin with doing 4 pull ups where we inhale on the upwards motion and exhale on the downward… Read More The 4 pull up challenge
Write your own notes 🙂 Be part of the process but not fully immersed in it.
Movies paint a picture of virtue and might. Of good and evil and of discernible visuals. Life is about energy preservation and the attacker being smarter than most movie villains seeks the most vulnerable position for the pray before attacking. After all, statistics are here for a reason and adding percentages to not getting caught… Read More FIGHT TALK
