31 Years on the road. In…A Martial Aniversary by Hock Hochheim
started in Kenpo 1972 years ago, but have the current "busines model" of traveling-tecahing seminars for 31 years. I walked into a Parker Kenpo school[…]
Q and A: HOW DO I GET RANK AND INSTRUCTORSHIPS IN HOCK’S SURVIVAL CENTRIC COURSES?
Question: How do I become a Survival Centric instructor? Or obtain rank? How does this training work? What are the courses? High Home Endeavors is[…]
WHAT I WON’T DO, DON’T DO
Every competent person, every competent organization has or should have a refined “mission statement.” It’s where you start. Like so many operations, and in a[…]
Diminished Fighter Theory.
Messing around with Judo, working out with friends, watching judo practice and tournaments, studying the stepping and positioning of opponents and the time[…]
THE FACE MAUL
The face maul. I first learned this from working with Jeet Kune Do’s Tim Tacket. 1990s. Tim learned it from Bert Poe, a Marine Raider,[…]
ON KNIFE STRESS DRAWS (and other weapons)…
Getting the weapon off of-from-out of your carry sites with your everyday clothing wear is important training. In this generic, free-from-formal art subject, in my[…]
A HEALTHY WAY TO VIEW MARTIAL LEADERS AND SYSTEMS. THINK FOOTBALL!
A HEALTHY WAY TO VIEW MARTIAL LEADERS AND SYSTEMS. THINK FOOTBALL! To my surprise a recent post I made about Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) has[…]
THE TRUE HISTORY OF ARNIS DE MANO
There seems to be some confusion going around about Presas Arnis Family history, systems and in particular “Arnis De Mano,” Ernesto Presas and Roberto Presas.[…]
SABER GRIP VERSUS REVERSE GRIP
“WHERE THE POINTY END STICKS OUT.“There is some, to, too-much time spent in the military, martial arts and combatives world debating, discussing even arguing about[…]
IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. CHUNKING BRINGS THINGS TOGETHER. THANK YOU GEORGE MILLER.
N THE BLINK OF AN EYE. CHUNKING BRINGS THINGS TOGETHER. THANK YOU GEORGE MILLER.We are on a roll here this month, splitting hairs on the[…]
HICK’S LAW AND ITS RESPONSE TIMES. LET’s JUST FORGET ABOUT IT.
Since my last entry on TASK SATURATION (which is a generic problem) and the entry gets shared and spread around, the term “Hick’s Law” pops[…]
“REVNESS,” SIZE MATTERS AND MORE
Size, age, shape, strength, etc, versus size, shape, strength, age, etc. and I will make up a new word here. “Rev-ness” for the etc. column.[…]
THE DISTRACTED GUNMAN
Gun disarms. It’s tricky business.In 26 years on the job, I have disarmed only a handful or two of pistols and shotgun incidents. This includes[…]
TIM TACKET and JKD MEMORIES
The passing of Tim Tackett. There’s a lot to say about the late-great Tim Tackett. In 1986 I went to my first Dan Inosanto seminar[…]