Category Archives: Self-defense Class

Improvisation & forms

Posted on August 26, 2012 by

Mr. Wiscomb’s guest post over at Dojo Rat’s blog got me thinking about my own martial journey and how forms fit into it. In the post Mr. Wiscomb discusses the three levels of form development. Level One – strength and … Continue reading →

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Military Self-defense vs. MMA

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

You might want to head on over to Wim’s blog and read his post on the effectiveness of MMA for the street. The video is so good that I decided to collect it with Vodpod and post it here. After … Continue reading →

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Bunkai and other random thoughts

Posted on February 5, 2011 by

I’ve been thinking about bunkai for quite some time now. I think it really got rolling after I started to experiment with other martial styles. My current school is a hybrid art that is being developed by someone who essentially … Continue reading →

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