A question came in my mailbox this morning from one of the guys on the course and he wondered about Latihan Berpasangan and why I don’t really have that many. I went on at length so I thought I would pass it on and expand it even further here. There are a lot of reasons.
Read More…and other B.S. I hear people say that a self-defense system needs to be simple and needs to have only…
Read MoreFine Motor skills are definitely not used much in personal protection or self-defense, but they aren’t used much in martial arts either. Fine Motor skills involve the picking up of very fine and small objects, or writing, and drawing. Basically they are focused on finger to hand and eye coordination. And that’s about it….
Read MoreYes, that’s a lot of info but in reality most people do not clearly distinguish between them. They are different…
Read MoreSometimes it will even manifest itself in ways that are not directly relevant to power development such as a grimace or change in facial expression. We’ve even heard some MMA fighters who begin to make their “Kiai” before they actually make contact.
Read MoreIt’s a spectrum of Movement and responses over time. Analytically combat is about dissecting time. And hopefully having the necessary…
Read MoreThis is a quick survey on the study of jurus-jurus within pencak silat systems. I’d love to hear your thoughts…
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