Makiwara Training
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Shigeru Kimura Sensei 9th Dan Tani-Ha Shitoryu Shukokai had a punch that was like getting hit with a cannonball.Kimura Sensei had won the All Japan Karate Championship two years in a row. His techniqu…
Real Life Self-Defense Starts From…
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“Nicky Bats” was an “old school” kinda guy. He was “street” thru and thru. He was a hard bark tough as nails S.O.B. He was a survivor. His definition of “success” in life was dying pea…
The Dojo
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Just as an aside. For those who would “box” us in to specific “category”………We don’t just write articles. There is a place we actually train in these methods every day. This is where people of va…
How to "Relax" During a Fight
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I received a returned video from a well meaning, but severely misguided, former customer. This is a rarity since over the past 2 plus years and hundreds upon hundreds of videos shipped; I can only cou…
How To Learn Edible Plants
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Many moons ago, I studied edible plants with an expert. Maybe you know someone like her, the person that goes through the woods browsing and grazing–blithely munching away at the buffet that the rest…
Bogu Training
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About four years ago Carl recommended we start using the Bogu during our kumite (sparring practice). This method was developed in Okinawa and then found its way into mainland Japan and eventually to t…
Explaining Your Martial Arts Ability to a Novice Interrogator
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People want me to train them privately or show them some special move that will make them have a “supposed” unfair advantage on an adversary. People ask what the secret to fighting is or…
I’m Soooo Confused…
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I was going to write about the BASICS of “practical unarmed combat”. Things like a solid and productive core of strength training, development of real speed and power. Body conditioning and toughening…
