Category Archives: Principles of training

Joint Seminar – Kalis Ilustrisimo Repeticion Orihinal (KIRO) & Small Circle Jujitsu Concepts Programme (SCC)

Posted on Sunday, 13 October, 2013 by

Saturday 12th October, 2013 KIRO UK & Ireland hosted a joint six hour seminar in London with Small Circle Jujitsu today.  Master Shamim Haque, the Director of KIRO UK & Ireland and the personal representative of GM Tony Diego, 2nd … Continue reading →

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Distinguishing ‘Training Methodology’ from ‘Fighting Style’

Posted on Sunday, 15 July, 2012 by

(As with a number of my previous posts this piece is excerpted from a chapter of a book I hope to publish later this year – I hope you enjoy it, and whether or not you agree with it,  do … Continue reading →

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Fit to Fight – Exercise, Health and training to survive

Posted on Wednesday, 18 April, 2012 by

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 Aerobic Fitness, Fitness, Genetics, Health, Learning, Martial arts, Martial Arts Training, Principles of training, Psychology, Science, Supplemental Training, Teaching, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

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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