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Hello everyone,
Been here for a while, but I'm only an occasional poster here on Mt. If you have any questions please message me and I'll get back to you when I can.
Bear in mind that this is just my own opinion / experience / understanding, which are rather limited.
I am currently preparing for my first jujutsu exam. The most important point of that exam is without a doubt the kata that we have to perform: kasumi dori. Without going into details, the...
It's almost time to start the new season and I realize I forgot to write about the end of the previous one.
The season officially ended with the outdoor trainings in July, which was far too hot and humid for comfort. Still, that is part of the game I guess. Some days he weather was just...
...I feel stupid! :P
I guess I'll just randomly post what's going on right now.
I recently missed 3 weeks in a row of Aikido for various reasons like injury, anime convention, and being out of town. I was sorry to miss the classes, but now I see that it was a much needed break. Before the...
I can't help it! Walking through home depot, I came across the cinder block area, and stone plates. The only thought that came through was to try and break them! :) Then I saw some broke, rather than assume they just broke as accidents from stacking, I thought someone "karateed" them-lol. I...
SIFU ERIK INFIESTO and SIFU WES INFIESTO are now teaching KAJUKENBO in MESA, AZ at AZ DEFENSE ACADEMY. Please visit www.azdefenseacademy.com foe more information.
To the people who have been ever so bummed about the lack of blog posts from me...have no fear!
Like my thread in the meet & greet stated i am back to the board after a long but very very eventful break.
i have grown quite a bit in my life and in the arts. Ive found my soul mate and we have...
When I was a kid, 12 or 13 years old, I was a huge fan of WWF wrestling. I thought it looked awesome. And while I sort of knew that the hits and kicks were not real, I was convinced that the outcome of the fight itself was not predetermined. Of course, this was just one childhood fantasy that...
July has arrived, and that means no more indoor training in Genbukan. July is the time for outside training. Luckily we have forrests nearby, with nice locations for training outside of public view. We still get watchers (which are welcome to stay and watch) but at least we don't draw an...
We in the martial arts world have it in our philosophies, regardless of style, ideas about energies in this universe. These are constantly in flow and consume us as well. There is also the state of "nothingness" (the void-Musashi) that we acknowledge feeling from time to time. Under these...
We are gearing up for the tournament and seminars at CCSU on September 12th 2010. There will be kids competition and seminars for kids and adults. I will be teaching modern arnis, and Hien Nguyen, of the power rangers, will also be there as well as Dominick Violante, Russ Taylor, and Chris...
For years I have seen the "experts," "masters,"
"pro's," etc... make all of their claims about their system, how they've improved the system, yadda yadda yadda. It's also just as amuzing as these people are also sooooooo quick to point out the "flaws," "weaknesses" etc... of other styles...
Throughout the recent years I have heard from a number of sources that today's younger generations are more sheltered and need to be coddled to get anything out of them. I've heard professors tell me about how their teaching methods have had to be altered after 30 years, and not for the better...
Throughout my years in the arts I have heard on many occasions that "Everyone has a right to learn self defense." While I agree with this totally, it often baffles me how the very people who make these claims charge the outrageous prices they do for instruction. It's like only the nobility...
Yesterday was the day a number of our students (including me) tested for 8th kyu.
Over the last weeks we spent a good amount of time rehearsing and preparing for the test. Of course, all of it had been covered throughout the year, but now it was time to polish the techniques and make sure I...
Let's see if I have everything all set!
Checklist: Karate Gi, Karate Belt, Karate termed strikes, Karate termed kicks, Karate themed methodology, Karate terminology.....
"Hey! I thought you said that this was a 'Chinese System!"
I dunno....
"The arts were not meant to fight against each other, so comparing them is impossible!"
Could be true.
"The Traditional Styles are designed for that one punch throwing, unskilled attacker!"
Seems probable.
"But, don't the modern "fighting" styles that are designed to meet anything...
I remember a time, before the MMA movement, when, in conversations with other artists, the goals of fighting in their styles were discussed. What was talked about was: conditioning, fluidity, and being able to flow from the different ranges of combat easily. Then, along came the MMA movement...
Normally I brew my own coffee at work, and I drink several large cups per day. A couple of days ago (the 1st) I was drinking my first cup and for some reason, it didn't have that draw it did before. It was like my body was telling me 'You don't need this. Coffee is not good for you'. Suddenly...