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Category Archives: Martial Arts Training
“Because You’re Worth It!” Or are you? Rank inflation in the martial arts.
Rank inflation in the arts is something any long-time practitioner will have witnessed more than once in their time, and there can be many different drivers that cause it to occur. I had to deal with this issue – hopefully … Continue reading
Posted in Concepts, Culture Clash, History, Learning, Martial arts, Martial Arts Training, Prof. Wally Jay, Psychology, Teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, boxing systems, Coaching, Concepts, Confidence, Development, Integrity, Martial arts, Master Christopher Ricketts, Psychology, Rank, Standards, Teaching
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The Cult of the Guru – Type A Personalities and the Martial Arts
I’ve been thinking about this topic a great deal lately; my friend, and one of my most valued mentors, Wally Jay passed away at this time last year, and in a month or so I shall be flying off to … Continue reading
Fit to Fight – Exercise, Health and training to survive
Introduction There is a long-running debate concerning whether training in the art makes you fit for the art – as well as just generally fitter – or whether it is necessary to undergo fitness training to enable you to survive … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Martial Arts Training, Martial arts, Science, Psychology, Supplemental Training, Principles of training, Learning, Teaching, Health, Fitness, Aerobic Fitness, Genetics
Tagged Fitness, Health, Aerobic Fitness, Cardio-Vascular Fitness, High Intensity Training, BBC Horizon, Sports Science, Health & Longevity, genetics, diabetes
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Questions, Questions…
Years ago my wife (who was my senior student then as now, but not my wife or even girlfriend at the time) and I had a dojo at St. Mary’s Medical School in Paddington in London. We had a lot … Continue reading
Mindset – our flexible friend
Anything sophisticated enough to be called a martial art uses psychology in a multiplicity of ways. A generalised understanding of the psychology of stress and aggression (nearly the same thing, though mostly they simply overlap) is obviously useful. This can … Continue reading
Principle-Driven Arts…from Concept to Practice
I have been fortunate to gain teaching ranks in a wide variety of martial arts, but I have passed on that material, and my own, in a way that few of my teachers would have recognised. Having cross-trained – though … Continue reading
Posted in Concepts, Martial arts, Martial Arts Training, Principles of training, Uncategorized
Tagged Concepts, Martial arts, Principles, Training approaches
Grunting, Squealing and Shouting – what the hell’s going on?
A little while ago I was interested to read an article in the London Evening Standard about female tennis players, regarding research into the reasons for, and effectiveness of, loud exhalations while striking the ball on court. Most top tennis … Continue reading
Posted in Martial Arts Training, Mechanics, Physics, Science
Tagged Break-falling, Concepts, Impact, Judo, Psychology
Supporting the Body and the Mind – Supplemental Training for the informed martial artist
For most modern martial arts students, supplemental training tends to refer to running for fitness, a new stretching routine or an alternative resistance training regime, but the truly traditional disciplines were replete with all manner of effective adjuncts to calisthenics … Continue reading
Posted in Martial arts, Martial Arts Training, Psychology, Science, Supplemental Training, Uncategorized
Tagged Coaching, Concepts, Confidence, healing and fitness, injury prevention, learning methods, massage, mental training, Methodology, pressure points, Psychology, shiatsu, Teaching Methods, visualisation
Giants walk among us…
‘We are standing on the shoulders of giants… The metaphor above has been attributed to a number of intellectual ‘giants’ over the centuries; most commonly to the great scientist, Isaac Newton, but it’s earliest recorded attribution was to Bernard of … Continue reading
Posted in Arrest Technique, Ju-jutsu, Jujitsu, Martial Arts Training, Prof. Wally Jay, Small Circle, Uncategorized
Tagged grappling, Ju-jitsu, Judo, Small Circle, Small Circle Jujitsu, Wally Jay
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