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Injuries Happen in Martial Arts

Martial arts is not flower arranging. Injuries happen. If you are studying martial arts there is a risk of an injury happening to you. If you are injured keep on training even while the injury is healing.

If you rely on your hands to make a living, just understand and accept the risk of injury if you sign up for any martial arts. No complaining, it is a risk you assumed.

This hand belongs to a professional musician.…

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Added by Dave McNeill on August 5, 2013 at 12:12pm — No Comments

3 Examples of Supplements in the Dojo

If you teach martial arts, and don't offer quality supplements, you are doing a disservice to…

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Added by Dave McNeill on July 21, 2013 at 8:51am — No Comments

Another Reminder

This reminder is from an old friend and fellow martial artist, John Mariotti (aka Shark Bait). His weekly blog is almost always a nudge to myself to be better. This weeks missive is a poke we all need from time to time. …

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Added by Dave McNeill on July 7, 2013 at 11:33am — No Comments

Flashlight

Playing with a new implement.

Master Wieczerza will be building a new curriculum in the coming weeks/months based on the flashlight. Her inventive mind will certainly make the results interesting to say the…

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Added by Dave McNeill on June 26, 2013 at 10:20am — No Comments

The Real Weapons Tradition

    

            It was a large school in a local shopping center, with a full class of students, children and adults, working out on the floor. The owner had been in the arts for quite a number of years and was eager to answer…

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Added by Dave McNeill on June 4, 2013 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Healing and Exploding Hands

A brief thought about the importance of knowing some healing techniques, then a detailed explanation of maybe the most powerful healing technique there…

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Added by Dave McNeill on May 24, 2013 at 7:41pm — No Comments

Tools for Martial Arts School Owners

Videos on kicks - Check.

Videos on sparring - Check.

Videos on weapons - Check.

Videos on flow - Check.

Videos on drills - Check.

But if the martial arts schools have had to close their doors, then it doesn't matter.

Schools close because of mis-management. Plain and simple. If the school owner doesn't spend as much or more time on the business as they do on training, that is mis-management.

This video (a bit of a parody) describes one of many…

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Added by Dave McNeill on May 17, 2013 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Master Wieczerza discusses Flow

Added by Dave McNeill on May 9, 2013 at 2:58pm — 1 Comment

More Kick Training

Added by Dave McNeill on May 4, 2013 at 8:18am — No Comments

Kicking Drills for Sparring

Great drills to improve your kicks for…

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Added by Dave McNeill on April 26, 2013 at 9:26pm — No Comments

New T-Shirts

We are taking pre-orders for this new design.

$22 plus shipping for multiple t-shirt orders.

$25 for single t-shirt order, which includes shipping.

Added by Dave McNeill on April 20, 2013 at 9:16am — 5 Comments

In The Shirt

A written description of In The Shirt is available upon…

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Added by Dave McNeill on April 12, 2013 at 6:36am — No Comments

Beginner Again

I've put on the white belt again in the Machado BJJ class at West Coast Martial Arts in Gardnerville, Nevada. School owner, KJN George Fujii (center of picture), started a BJJ Executive Class for those of us who are 50 plus - I barely made it under…

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Added by Dave McNeill on April 11, 2013 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

Unbalancing when using a cane

Do's and don'ts when using a cane on someone to throw or…

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Added by Dave McNeill on April 5, 2013 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Accelerated Cane Strikes

Added by Dave McNeill on March 29, 2013 at 8:39pm — No Comments

Cane - Up close and personal

  

            The bad guy has picked his spot carefully; the hallway between the restaurant and the bathrooms is unusually narrow, the lighting dim, the noise from the crowded restaurant and piano bar will effectively drown out any sounds of struggle, or calls for help.  You, the good guy, cannot swing the cane you are carrying, as you normally would, because of such close quarters.  Also, your mobility is severely limited by the narrow confines, as well as the stacks of extra…

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Added by Dave McNeill on March 28, 2013 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Leg Drills

This is a fantastic drill to strengthen the hip flexors. And it is painful so thank Master Larry Kooyman, Director of Goju-Shorei Karate, for this leg…

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Added by Dave McNeill on March 15, 2013 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Juyon Tsukamu Cane Kata

A re-visit of a cane kata performed by Master Larry Kooyman, Director of Goju-Shorei Karate. Master Kooyman is also a 4th Black Rank in Goju-Shorei Weapons.

This kata demonstrates the 14 hand grips of the cane, and how to use them in…

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Added by Dave McNeill on February 22, 2013 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Basic Pad Drills

Master Larry Kooyman, Director of Goju-Shorei Karate, demos a basic pad drill using a Yellow Belt…

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Added by Dave McNeill on February 16, 2013 at 9:30am — No Comments

CONTROL, AVOID, DESTROY EXAMPLES

This video shows examples of how to apply the concept of Control, Avoid, Destroy. Thanks to Master Andy Tourin, Jujitsu Director of Goju-Shorei…

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Added by Dave McNeill on February 14, 2013 at 3:21pm — No Comments

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