An advantageous idea of placing your strong hand as your lead has been drastically evolved since 1973, post Sifu Lee's untimely passing from this earthly life. In our curriculum, in the Arizona state, both leads are equally emphasized and...
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Observation has two parts to it: 1) faculties, and 2) motive(s). The word observation is meaningless without identifying its powers, limitations, and capacities. The physical faculties it utilizes are obviously the 5 senses (touch...
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One of the biggest misconceptions in martial arts is that many are under the assumption that for them, learning new techniques is what is going to set them apart from those who have not learned them. Like anything else, the essence of...
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How often we have come across those whom when we ask whether they have taken martial arts classes, and they, without hesitation, tell you, "no!" But that 'they carry a gun or a knife instead.' Those who give such answers, have deluded...
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"...the existence of everything depends upon four causes -- the efficient cause, the matter, the form and the final cause. For example, this chair has a maker who is a carpenter, a substance which is wood, a form which is that of a chair...
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Hand trapping in its original context was intended to get rid of immediate barriers that could have been sitting right in the path-trajectory of a strike. By trapping the hand (arm), we get rid of the barrier, and at the same time we gain...
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There are different ratiocinations for strength training. Some do it for appearance, others do it for injury prevention; some are trying to increase muscle mass and so on. But what is our main objective on this topic at Phoenix JKD...
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There are basically 5 types of martial artists: 1. Fighters: These are people who are interested in the raw data and have become attuned to few simple but very effective series of tools and strategies. They may or may not be articulate...
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The origin of the word "interception" goes back to sometime between 1535–45 A.D, and comes from Latin interceptus which is the past participle of intercipere------meaning, to prevent, to interrupt, to seize, to halt..... We have the...
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'I would kick the groin if I run into a boxer.' 'I would just eye jab or even eye gouge a wrestler or the BJJ guy.' 'I would simply bite the better grappler to get him off.' I would box a wrestler and bjj the thai boxer....', and so on...
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