You want to be a good fighter? Then work on courtesy. You want to be a focused and determined individual? Start with courtesy then. You want to build on your killer instinct? Then focus on the virtue of courtesy. You want to be more calm...
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Students should be exposed to variety of possibilities, and thus being prepared for the likely events first. The virtue of honesty would put us on the most urgent and needed path first; then follows the virtues of trustworthiness and...
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Few days ago a genuine person asked me a question and had wondered whether we have a "Manual" for our Training. I admired this person's sincere inquiry, but had to tell'em the truth: Human beings are not put together as inanimate machines...
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Distance kept in a fight is a relative phenomenon. In fact, how far we stand from others under any circumstance (boxing, stick-fighting, Muay Thai, etc), is a relative concept. Generally speaking, those who we are friends with, we...
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Many different systems of martial arts teach weapons, but rarely they teach [proficiency] or a set of practical skills that one can honestly acknowledge as relative to the present day world. The reason being that most of their rational and...
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Much of what we have anxiety about can fade into nothingness by first immersing ourselves in physical activities of martial arts. I mention martial arts, and not basketball, or baseball, because it deals with solving real life-threatening...
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Unnecessary Injuries and some wrong life styles have been two sources of long term life quality deterioration in martial arts. Both the Joints and the nervous system should be well-protected at all times. The brain and the spine should be...
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During the training, I have noticed, not just with those who may be beginners in martial arts, but even with those who have been training for a long time in various systems of martial arts (especially impact sports like Muay Thai, boxing...
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There are two major types of martial artists: 1) Those who are initiated by intuition/natural propensities, and 2) Those who are driven by acquired Knowledge. what is the difference? The intuitively-based individuals rely more on instinct...
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In recent times, there have been some disputes on the topic of sports BJJ vs. street BJJ. But first, why even consider a JKD perspective on this topic anyway!? Well.... for one, JKD guys are close associates of Bjj practitioners and...
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New people often contact me and they ask me if I teach a particular art (For example: Wing Chun as related to JKD or Kali or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and so on) because that's the only art they like to learn. I say, sure! We teach that, but I...
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There was a time when all that mattered was training hard. That, is still important and always will be; but its facets have become vastly more sophisticated. When we speak of the full makeup of a balanced student, we are talking about 4...
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