Introduction Recently, Kai Morgan published a thought-provoking post on the state of the martial arts industry. It has caused me to think about the Filipino Martial Arts Industry. Read her article here. In relevant part, the post states: The traditional
Sinawali practice is an integral part of Filipino Martial Arts. I am amazed to see how little some understand the value of sinawali. Some don’t get beyond the double stick practice of the patterns or the “pattycake” empty hand version.
As a prelude to this post, let me state from the start, that Ronda Rousey had a huge impact on the UFC and paved the way for women to compete in the UFC. An enormous inspiration to countless girls and
First, a confession. Like my blogging efforts, my video output was not as consistent as 2015. A big move at the beginning of the year was partly responsible. Additionally, going to Ohio on a regular basis to visit ailing parents
Let’s get one thing out of the way. My blogging efforts for this year totally bombed. There are several reasons for this. First, my wife and I went through a massive downsizing move from Oshawa to a townhouse. That took
While in the 8th grade (1978), I played for the U.L. Light Junior High School football team in Barberton, Ohio, a town of 28,000. Our rival, Highland Junior High, was on the other side of town. The annual game between
It is not enough to teach one step techniques. Further, it is not entirely sufficient to teach flow drills alone either. One step techniques is a great gateway to teaching more complex techniques. By the same token, flow drills serve
“How do you do these counters to the disarms?” “It’s easy; you just have to relax and practice them over and over.” During one class, I was teaching some counters to the #1 disarm taught in Modern Arnis. I showed
A year ago, my MacBook needed to be repaired at the local Best Buy. Needing to keep my social media efforts going, I ordered a Chromebook from Amazon. This was delivered within a couple of days. The purchase came with
Over the years that I’ve taught Modern Arnis, I have flipped back and forth between teaching the art through techniques and through flow drills. Lately, I have begun to emphasize flow drills more. Why? While teaching one step technique has