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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Ancient Greek Combat & the Olympics
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
Posted in Boxing, Grappling, History, Martial arts, Olympics, Uncategorized
Tagged Ancient Greece, archaeological discoveries, Boxing, egyptian sport, folk legends, grappling, Greek kylix, japan sumo, Olympics, Pankration
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
Commonality And Uniqueness in Systems and Styles
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
Posted in Concepts, Filipino Martial Arts, Martial arts, Mechanics, Principles of training, Uncategorized
Tagged Analysis, Commonality, Concepts, Development, Evolution, Uniqueness, Variables
