Stop making videos when you're tired!
Jitzchick's latest had a video of some questionable guy, and he had a youtube video of his ne waza. I don't want to comment on the vid itself, but its caption. He said they decided to make a video...
View ArticleOpen letter to Mr. Jackman Regarding "The Wolverine"
Dear Mr. Jackman; I'm a long time fan, but first time correspondent. Thanks for all you do. Even Les Miz and The Boy from Oz. I've read several interviews with you over the years in which you state...
View ArticleAny Videos of FMA in a Fight
Hi, I've recently started Kali and I haven't been able to find a single video of anyone using any techniques that I know of in a fight or self defense situation. Anyone know of any such videos?
View ArticleBlack Eagle Shiai Gi Review
The kind people at Black Eagle sent me there new Double Weave gi to review on my blog. Let me know what you think http://stuartjudo.blogspot.co.uk/201...gle-shiai.html
View ArticleTai Chi and Parkinson's Disease
A recent study has shown that, in Parkinson's patients practicing only Tai Chi, fall frequency was less than those doing only stretches as physical rehab. Also, the Tai Chi practitioners were more...
View ArticleNeed advise on an open guard
So the other night in class during our roll time, my instructor comes over and watches me roll with one of the blue belts. A solid 3 minutes of that roll was me working a closed guard, until I was able...
View ArticleJail for collecting water in the USA?
This news are being passed around latin sites (badly translated of course hehe) http://cnsnews.com/news/article/oreg...r-his-property as yet another proof of the evil MEGA-Corp Run United states and...
View Article"Stop Making Wing Chun Look Bad"
I looked to see if there was anything on "Dominick Izzo" on BS and didn't see anything, and was curious to know what other martial artists thought about what he has to say regarding Wing Chun... I'm...
View ArticleAnalysis of Fairbairn's Get Tough
I'm attempting a semi-serious analysis of one of the classic tomes of the RBSDer's library, Get Tough by W.E. Fairbairn. I picked this one for a couple reasons: 1. its technical approach is fairly...
View ArticleProgressing when you're at the top
Because of some unfortunate circumstances, my instructor ended up leaving the gym where I train BJJ a few months ago. This is the only place where I can feasibly train given my schedule, so going...
View ArticleShoot First...Then Tase
Seems a young man started brandishing a knife and ordered everyone else off the streetcar. Cops showed up, and you can see and hear the rest. While other aspects of the incident are being debated...
View ArticleUFC 163
Alright folks the Korean Zombie gets put to his ultimte test. I highly doubt he'll be taking Aldo out but should still make for a fun fight. Here's the line up hope to hear from you guys Saturday....
View ArticleGennady Golovkin
I may or may not be late to the party on this one, but I just watched a fighter by the name of Gennady Golovkin destroy a very decent middleweight named Matthew Macklin. Golovkin put him away with a...
View ArticleUnbeatable: MMA movie from Hong Kong
I searched and couldn't find a thread about this film, Hong Kong has finally given MMA the spotlight in this Sports drama directed by Dante Lam and starring Nick Cheung adn Eddie Peng. Synopsis: Quote:...
View ArticleZero to the Shooter??
I recently had an interesting discussion with some guys about weapon zero today and the issue of individual zero vs weapon zero. This pops up every now and then. "You have to zero the gun to the...
View ArticleQuestion about silencers
In pretty much every movie I see, a silencer turning a gunshot into an almost mouse squeek "pew" sound. But I read somewhere that a standard silencer lowers the volume of a gunshot from 160 Db to 120...
View ArticleGrappler's Defense Against Left Hook
Hey guys, long-time grappler who's been taking my 13-year-old cousin to boxing gyms to help him learn to close the gap against good punchers. My stand-up knowledge is limited, and my cousin keeps...
View Article10,000 Hours of Rolling?
Not sure if anyone here has read Malcolm Galdwell's "The Outliers", but it basically states that in order to truly master something, you need to put in roughly 10,000 hours of practice. I'm in my late...
View ArticleTKD Kicks + Sneakers = Too D3adly for MMA?
I have a friend who's a TKD black belt (not a big deal, but for that art he seems to be pretty skilled.) I asked him why TaeKwonDo is rarely used in the cage, and he said that what makes TKD so...
View ArticlePunches to the head lower IQ, apparently.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0729132914.htm Maybe I should quit this punching thing.
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