Posts by W. Hock Hochheim

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Will Self Defense Become Vigilantism?

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[…]

Ten Fighting “Stances,” Positions

In 1986, I became fascinated by the Bruce Lee’s essay on “the stance of no stance,” idea. Whether hand, stick, knife or gun, I opted[…]

Where’s Mars and who are the Martians? (The Evacuation of Vietnam)

  Too young to join the Army during the Vietnam war itself, I joined later and I wound up assisting in the evacuation of Vietnam[…]

HANDS-LANDS Touching the “Hands” of the Master in the “Lands.”

HANDS-LANDS – Touching the “hands” of the master. Touching the “lands” of the master. Hands-Lands. (This was a spirited discussion on FMA Discussions. Many say[…]

The Last Time the Presas Brothers Spoke

There’s some Presas gossip lately that I was the only “recent” (many years) person to get Remy and Ernesto “together.” But it was just on[…]

The Bruce Lee YMCA Boxing Program

  In seminars I frequently mention JKD’s Tim Tackett (he is my favorite, smartest, outspoken, pure JKD person) and how I collected from him in[…]

Getting a Grip on your Grips! Weapon Handling!

For starters, I am not a knife or gun collector, no more than I would collect hammers, screwdrivers or wrenches. I just don’t care. You[…]

How Long Before Perishable Skills Perish?

      We humans always knew we need to keep training to keep sharp, but still we “chip away” at the edges through time.[…]

YA MUDDA WEARS ARMY BOOTS!

(…Or, what’s on your feet, Mister Survivalist?) This “Mudda-Boots” phrase use to be a serious 1940s, 50s and 60s insult, bringing sons into fisticuffs over[…]

Your Signature Moves?

Your Signature Moves and the Pareto and the Mental Model? Mental models are descriptions of reality that apply across every area of our life, usually[…]

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