Monthly Archives: September 2011

Factors in Mis-transmission in Martial Arts

Posted on Sunday, 25 September, 2011 by

(The following is another extract from my forth-coming book: ‘Form & Function – the Making of Martial Art’ I hope you enjoy it and it gives some flavour of what to expect from the book itself) Many Factors, Many Reasons … Continue reading →

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Ancient Greek Combat & the Olympics

Posted on Sunday, 25 September, 2011 by

The first form of man-to-man combat to become a game was wrestling.  Several archaeological discoveries have determined that the Egyptians and Assyrians were applying headlocks and half-nelsons for sport as long as five thousand years ago.  The temple tomb of … Continue reading →

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Questions, Questions…

Posted on Saturday, 24 September, 2011 by

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 →

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Mindset – our flexible friend

Posted on Friday, 23 September, 2011 by

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 →

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Principle-Driven Arts…from Concept to Practice

Posted on Wednesday, 21 September, 2011 by

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 →

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Commonality And Uniqueness in Systems and Styles

Posted on Friday, 9 September, 2011 by

The following is an extract from a chapter of my forthcoming book – “Form & Function” .  I’ll be publishing other extracts over the coming months; I hope you enjoy it, and find it informative. Most martial artists see their system … Continue reading →

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