PHIL
DOHERTY - BELOW THE BELT
PHIL
DOHERTY: I was
having an interesting
discussion on the issue of disabled people taking part in MMA and
boxing the
other day. As you may be aware there are plans to have wheelchair bound
fighters compete in both disciplines...
READ
MORE...
|
| RUSSIAN
MARTIAL ARTS FESTIVAL 2012
DARRIN
RICHARDSON - RUSSIAN ALL-ROUND MARTIAL ARTS
DARRIN
RICHARDSON: Autumn is
the time for Vadim Kolganov's now famous Russian
Martial Arts Festival. Held in Kilmarnock, Scotland each year it has
grown and
grown. This year is the third time the event has been held and saw
fighters
from England, Scotland, Ukraine, Russia and more making it a true
international
feel...
READ
MORE...
|
|
DO
YOU REALLY NEED MORE TOOLS IN YOUR TOOLBOX?
PAUL
GREEN - CORE REALITY
PAUL
GREEN: How many times
have you heard the phrase it's always good to get more tools for your
toolbox?
Honestly, in martial arts I hear it all the time but is it actually
true? Well,
the honest answer is it depends.
READ
MORE...
|
ANCIENT
ARTS, MODERN SYSTEMS - ARE THEY FIT FOR PURPOSE?
 JOHN
BARRASS - REALITY BITES
JOHN
BARRASS: This blog no doubt will
upset the die-hard traditional practitioners but the content
of the
blog does have a serious point to it and that point is do old bugei
martial
arts systems have real practical use in a modern world...
REAd
more...
|
| PUTTING
THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE
PETER SETH -
AIKIDO EXTRAS
PETER SETH: A father
passing by his son’s
bedroom was astonished to see the bed was nicely made, everything had
been
picked up and the room was tidy. Then he saw an envelope
propped up prominently on the pillow. It was addressed
“Dad”. With
trepidation, thinking the worst he opened the envelope and read the
letter with
trembling hands...
READ
MORE...
|
IS
IT REAL OR IS IT MAKE BELIEVE...
JOHN
ATKIN – NINJUTSU UNCOVERED
JOHN
ATKIN: Have you ever
stood to watch a technique and saw the “ instructor”
describe in detail how to do it in the real world and you thought to
yourself,
this is b**l s**t!...
READ
MORE...
|
| WHEN IS A
DOJO NOT A DOJO...
SUE
WHARTON – BLACK BELT ADVENTURE
SUE
WHARTON: When is a dojo not a dojo?
…when
it’s a club. I used to think that a dojo was simply the
place where you did your training, whether that is a dedicated
traditional
dojo, a school gym, purpose built training centre or your own basement
or
garage. However, it seems that a dojo is much more than just the place
you
train.
READ
MORE...
|
THE SOUND OF KOTO...
DAVID
MACINTYRE -
KOBUDO
KORNER
DAVID MACINTYRE: Being a
martial artist I not only practice the arts but include some of
Japan’s
values in my life. I'm not the type of person who can turn up for
class, train and forget about it all till next week…
READ
MORE...
|
BSF
ANNUAL REPORT...
MARTIN
CLARKE'S - SAMBO TALK
MARTIN
CLARKE: The
year
ended with the sad death of Lyn Costa wife of Secretary Keith Costa.
Lyn was
often seen in her electric buggy and before her MS got really bad she
would be
one of our table officials our thoughts go out Keith and the rest of
the family...
READ MORE...
|
| TOOL FOR THE TARGET
CHRIS
TURNBULL'S – REALITY CHECK
CHRIS
TURNBULL: As in, the CORRECT tool for the available target. I was
speaking to my good friend Jason J-Bone Simpson yesterday and as ever
we got on to the subject of MMA/Combatives/self protection etc. And a
topic/question came up along the lines of, "why use an open hand
instead of a punch?"...
READ
MORE...
|
ARE WE GUILTY OF SCAREMONGERING?
STUART
RIDER –
STREET EDGE
STUART
RIDER: Ok, so all you
instructors out there, have you ever asked yourself “Am I guilty
of scaremongering?” To a degree I think we all are..
READ
MORE...
|
