Proper mental attitude has three parts to it: 1) confidence , 2) composure, and 3) killer (survival) instinct which more appropriately, it should be called "justice instinct". A martial artist from the very first day to the end of his or...
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Each range (Kicking, Punching, Clinching, Ground-fighting) in a self-defense situation may flow within its own limitations, techniques and strategies; and therefore we can assign a sense of continuity within each range. However, when we...
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The ability to control one's range (distance control) indicates one's subjective measure of the knowledge of footwork-----------in turn, footwork provides us with the extent of one's experience and wisdom in predicting the vector of (a)...
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Strength is both a physical attribute and a mental state. Physically, it simply means the capacity to move something from some position to another. That's one of the meanings of strength. The other, is the ability to not move at all...
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Martial arts must have a fundamental philosophy which is continuously defined by 3 essential elements: purpose, motive and cause. Martial art is not an isolated phenomenon, divorced from any other endeavor in life. It's not a rare...
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Jiujitsu training has had many different affects on people, their families and even communities. The life skills gained through jiujitsu, such as teamwork, perseverance, focus, cleanliness, problem solving ability, respect, physical...
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Nowadays, unlike the 80's and 90's, the amount of information exposure martial artists get is beyond what the mind can digest! The rapid sway of information and its perpetual influence is almost making the minds lack focus and is driving...
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For decades I have seen so many people, confusing showmanship with fighting; speed with fighting; strength with fighting; rapid sequence of movements with fighting; breaking boards and concret blocks with fighting; hard-hitting on a heavy...
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I was asked tonight by one of my diehard students on the topic of efficiency. He said: "why am I not feeling more efficiency in certain positions?.......I feel like the struggle is the same and has not gotten any easier!" The answers to...
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A recurrent alteration of different beats, is what we call rhythm. So why would this be important in fighting and even in life in general? Rhythm is an important [indicator] of the mind/brain circuitry in the backdrop of the magnitude and...
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Different life-styles are like different types of boats. It is true that they all float and they all are capable of moving on water, but NOT all of them are going to get you to your long term destination goal! Some life styles, like small...
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Jiujitsu is one of the most organized martial arts system in the world! Its influence, its agenda, its vision, its contributions, its philosophy, its principles, its approach, its ethics, its gentleness, its lethalness, its control, its...
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