An encounter that made me think
The other day I bumped in MT, a former student of mine. He joined my club years ago and trained with us for at least… Read More »An encounter that made me think
2008
Help me to increase readership
The 2008 is coming to its end: it just occurred to me that this blog has been going for nearly a year now! I would… Read More »Help me to increase readership
A new bookstore for Martial What?
There are some great books out there and here is a short list of our favourites. A book should not be seen as a toool… Read More »A new bookstore for Martial What?
Stretching for kicks
Bill “Superfoot” Wallace is one of the kickboxing legends that built his fame and career on great kicking techniques. Here is a short clip I found on YouTube, taken from one of his commercial videos. It shows one simple exercise about how to improve the central split.
Some physics about martial arts
I found this video (see below) on you tube and it shows, supported by scientific evidence, a number of facts about what martial art deliver the strongest punch, kick and so on: the video is a National Geographic production and it’s very well made.
Levels of competence: the martial arts case
One of the models I used during my Professional Coaching Training describes competence in four broad steps or levels: I found this extremely useful and… Read More »Levels of competence: the martial arts case
Footwork: the difference between good and bad techniques
In life like in martial arts timing is everything: correctly timed footwork allows you to be in the right place at the right time to… Read More »Footwork: the difference between good and bad techniques
Martial art to learn as a background for a security course?
I was recently awarded best answer in Yahoo! Answers by replying to the following question: For someone who is looking into enrolling in a security… Read More »Martial art to learn as a background for a security course?
The role of kicks in professional fights
I recently found this video (see at the bottom of the post) on YouTube and I was impressed simply because it’s rare to see somebody… Read More »The role of kicks in professional fights
Which stretches will help me improve flexibility for kickboxing?
I was recently awarded best answer in Yahoo! Answers by replying to the following question: Ive recently taken up kickboxing and my kicks lack power… Read More »Which stretches will help me improve flexibility for kickboxing?