Okay folks. Bare with me. I have a few martial ranks through the years, (like a FMA, guro BB test in Manila). So, this is[…]
A Bigger Picture. In the martial arts world, stick versus stick fighting is most closely associated with the Filipino Martial Arts (FMA). A huge chunk[…]
Palace Intrigue Report #87: Taproots in Martial Arts Business (This essay causes me trouble, even among friends) Is your instructor, system, art, tribe, etc.[…]
In the last decades or so, numerous self-defense people have been going around, reading off ”Pre-Assault Tips” lists, and been considered such “inventive geniuses” by[…]
MMA – Mixed Martial Arts? Or MMA – Mixed-up Martial Arts? The tabulators tell me that 2021 this will be my 51st year doing[…]
A lot of American football coaches and players watch game films. I instead, have watched hours of football “how-to” training films to see how these[…]
Growth. Finding new information and ideas is a never-ending, quest-job. Makes me think of the old line I never liked, “Keep it simple, stupid.”[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]