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There is a difference between hiding it well versus not feeling it. As a martial artist, you pay up-front (desensitize drills) and draw on it when you need it. You train to push pain and feelings aside – you don’t

When we talk about the environment, most people associate it automatically to the physical environment / situation that you face during a conflict. For example, are you fighting over slippery surface? is the ground flat? are there obstacles or hazards

Darryl send me the link to this article by Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu – Why “Move B” Counters “Move A” Isn’t the Answer. In essence, even if a technique works most of the time, it is not totally fool prove. Furthermore,

If you think you are strong, there is always someone else who is stronger over time. Strength is only one of the many dimensions of your ability to overcome challenges. As an example, in American Ninja warrier, those that excel

Every now and then, students ask me why bother with the blog, some of the articles doesn’t seem to directly relate to combat and therefore doesn’t feel that it helping in martial arts. Here are some of my explanations: How

Some of the problems with statistics: It is always lagging behind. Trend setters will be the 1 in a 100 until that approach becomes popular. I am sure that when grappling first came in, a lot of the stand-up fighters

Darryl showed me an article about MMA published in a most unexpected place – Popular Science. Please read the article. It shows how the evolution is often not inspired from within a certain discipline itself but from an totally unrelated

The definition of “warrior spirit” is personal. It does mean different things to different people. You can be male/female, child/senior, ballerina or gymnast and yet a warrior. Yes, I am talking about winning the war in life. A lot of

Those that saw our classes doing the head-5 probably think it is cute and the kids love it. However, there is a lot more behind such a simple activity. Head-5 come from High Fives which is simply a gesture of

You need to interact with others to improve. you cannot become an expert in martial arts by going into hibernation, practice a solo form or just meditate your way through. Interaction training is a chance for you to experiment which