This is interesting from a kinesiology point of view. Have any of y'all had any contact with these AttackProof/kichuando guys? Anyone read the book? What do y'all think?
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Someone asked me a while back to post what I consider to be pros and cons of aikido and judo – sort of what I like and dislike about aiki... -
Here is a good example of one phenomenon that I talked about at the seminar this past weekend. In these film clips the point of view ...
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Several months ago I had a great, extended blog discussion with some of my blogospheric Tomiki Aikido buddies about the nature of the Judo e...
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People often ask me at what age should they start their kids in martial arts. I will occasionally take kids as young as 3-4 as long as the p... -
Another thing that Chad asked for the other day in his comment to my post about teaching kids judo was some description of our favorite ...
it looks like a form of up close knife fighting minus the knives.
ReplyDeleteI can't disagree with the points raised in the video, however...
ReplyDeleteIf this reflected the state of the art in American martial arts training, I would really be disappointed. First you learn the rules, then you break them: this is the principle of all artistic endeavors, is it not? So if someone hasn't reached the second stage in their "traditional art", I'm not sure they are qualified to invent a new system--much less one crafted to address the flaws in their personal understanding of the previous one.