Thursday, May 20, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
How can Joe Blow hit pads like Mayweather?
If you haven't seen the incredible hands of Floyd Mayweather Jr, while training on focus mitts with his uncle, its a must see.
It's a style second to none, cultivating great defense, reaction time, speed, coordination, accuracy and agility.
However, I was taught by an expert not to move the pads while holding them for a fighter.
Then why do all the Mayweather trainers do it?
Check it out
So naturally, like a scientist,
I said, "let'see what happens"
tried it, with some students of mine, and the results were
both refreshing and exciting. Here, take a look at one of them.
It's a style second to none, cultivating great defense, reaction time, speed, coordination, accuracy and agility.
However, I was taught by an expert not to move the pads while holding them for a fighter.
Then why do all the Mayweather trainers do it?
Check it out
So naturally, like a scientist,
I said, "let'see what happens"
tried it, with some students of mine, and the results were
both refreshing and exciting. Here, take a look at one of them.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Dirty Ground Fighting: Fannul Harb Jujitsu
Have you ever wondered what groundfighting would like without the rules of MMA? Brazilian Jujitsu is by far one the most formidable fighting arts ever invented!
With that said...
Everything has it's weaknesses!
Yes I said it...
A major weakness in Brazilian Jujitsu, aside from the fact that it's no good against multiple attackers is the way it's trained.
It becomes instinctive NOT TO DO THE THINGS ON THE GROUND THAT WOULD SAVE YOUR ASS IN A REAL SITUATION!
Rules that apply to MMA that don't exactly apply to true self-defense.
Call it a philosophical conflict...
In the octagon they're looking to prolong a fighter's career...
V.S.
In the streets with an attacker,
well,
we're definitely trying to shorten his career.
I did some ground grappling with a very skilled partner a few days ago, and saw numerous opportunities with striking and small joint manipulation. He demo'd a move on me and my immediate reaction was to break his wrist (which almost happened) What's scary to me is that he knew nothing about this stuff!
Much of today's MMA grappling comes from Pankration, Which literally means "ALL Power"...
Comprised of strikes and grappling... Many of today's illegal moves, were legal back in those days when gladiators armored up and battled.
Illegal moves Like:
Gouges
Fish hooks
Groin shots
Illegal Elbows
Endless chokes to name a few
In FHJ (Fannul Harb Jujitsu) Art of Combat fighting, everything is good. And it's trained at a tempo that fosters maximal learning and realism, with minimal injury. To get an idea of what this looks like,
click here.
Feedback please.
With that said...
Everything has it's weaknesses!
Yes I said it...
A major weakness in Brazilian Jujitsu, aside from the fact that it's no good against multiple attackers is the way it's trained.
It becomes instinctive NOT TO DO THE THINGS ON THE GROUND THAT WOULD SAVE YOUR ASS IN A REAL SITUATION!
Rules that apply to MMA that don't exactly apply to true self-defense.
Call it a philosophical conflict...
In the octagon they're looking to prolong a fighter's career...
V.S.
In the streets with an attacker,
well,
we're definitely trying to shorten his career.
I did some ground grappling with a very skilled partner a few days ago, and saw numerous opportunities with striking and small joint manipulation. He demo'd a move on me and my immediate reaction was to break his wrist (which almost happened) What's scary to me is that he knew nothing about this stuff!
Much of today's MMA grappling comes from Pankration, Which literally means "ALL Power"...
Comprised of strikes and grappling... Many of today's illegal moves, were legal back in those days when gladiators armored up and battled.
Illegal moves Like:
Gouges
Fish hooks
Groin shots
Illegal Elbows
Endless chokes to name a few
In FHJ (Fannul Harb Jujitsu) Art of Combat fighting, everything is good. And it's trained at a tempo that fosters maximal learning and realism, with minimal injury. To get an idea of what this looks like,
click here.
Feedback please.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Is the Term "Live Martial Arts" an oxymoron?
You can walk into a dojo,
On any given Monday and see what Bruce Lee called "the classical mess".
The instructor calls a student out to demo a technique,
student gets into a stance...
lunges in with a classic karate/kung fu punch..
and freezes while the instructor demos strikes and control.
Now,
Don't get me wrong... before you talk about how Master Shum Li is probably swirling in his urn right now,
please remember that I trained in systems like this and I understand.
Initially it's important to demonstrate on a static target to teach effectively.
But what I believe Sun Tzu (Art of War) said, "the map is not the territory, the territory is the territory".
What's my point?
ok.
AT some point we need to graduate from the static demonstration to find the truth.
In no uncertain terms...
the truth about applying tools/ weapons when the opponent moves the way people move today.
Instead of spoon feeding generic technique, how about if we as trainers, wrapped the art around the nature of the student?
I know, "you can't do that in a class setting." Right? But can't you still cultivate unique qualities in each person?
How about training in a way that is "mindless"?
True Zen.
Minimal effort or thought required, yet maximum effect.
Like my mentor Professor Tanwir, founder of Fannul Harb Jujitsu says.
2 words my classical brothers and sisters: "Drills", and "Sparring".
By the way, here's a quick test to see if your on track:
Teach a technique to a class; practice to ample proficiency; then drill it; then spar it; What? your students can't do it?
Simplify it and start all over again.
"Now let's go to the videotape!" Here is a good example of
what I call "academonstration (who moves like this today?)" v.s. Live Fighting. Not the difference in practicality.
What's your opinion?
On any given Monday and see what Bruce Lee called "the classical mess".
The instructor calls a student out to demo a technique,
student gets into a stance...
lunges in with a classic karate/kung fu punch..
and freezes while the instructor demos strikes and control.
Now,
Don't get me wrong... before you talk about how Master Shum Li is probably swirling in his urn right now,
please remember that I trained in systems like this and I understand.
Initially it's important to demonstrate on a static target to teach effectively.
But what I believe Sun Tzu (Art of War) said, "the map is not the territory, the territory is the territory".
What's my point?
ok.
AT some point we need to graduate from the static demonstration to find the truth.
In no uncertain terms...
the truth about applying tools/ weapons when the opponent moves the way people move today.
Instead of spoon feeding generic technique, how about if we as trainers, wrapped the art around the nature of the student?
I know, "you can't do that in a class setting." Right? But can't you still cultivate unique qualities in each person?
How about training in a way that is "mindless"?
True Zen.
Minimal effort or thought required, yet maximum effect.
Like my mentor Professor Tanwir, founder of Fannul Harb Jujitsu says.
2 words my classical brothers and sisters: "Drills", and "Sparring".
By the way, here's a quick test to see if your on track:
Teach a technique to a class; practice to ample proficiency; then drill it; then spar it; What? your students can't do it?
Simplify it and start all over again.
"Now let's go to the videotape!" Here is a good example of
what I call "academonstration (who moves like this today?)" v.s. Live Fighting. Not the difference in practicality.
What's your opinion?
FH Jujitsu: a solution to slip and fall injuries?
A petite young lady is walking her large,
Wildly powerful German shepherd, named "Ali", down the hill outside her house...
Ali gets excited, and things get bad...
Ali takes off,
She's still holding onto the leash for dear life when she floats seemingly weightless,
like a leaf drifting in the wind...
Then she lands hard, face down!
She came away with nothing more than scuffed boots, and an invisible scratch on her chin.
(which she had the nerve to whine about lmfao)
Why'd she come out unscathed?
I trained her for an hour one day at ukemi: Japanese term... refers to art of Tumbling, falling, and landing.
And the kicker is..(drum roll please.. no really. Are you doing it? Then do it now... ok.)
She wasn't that good at it when I taught her, yet it saved her beautiful "grill".
Oh by the way, just in case you're wondering, FH stands for "Fannul Harb" Jujitsu founded by Professor Tanwir Sahib. It simply means "the Art of combat" in Arabic. The system is rooted in part, in Sanuces Ryu Jujistu under the late great Moses Powell... But more on that later.
Facts:
Falls are common:
* 30% of people over the age of 65 fall each year—most of these falls happen at home during everyday activities
* Falls are the number one cause of accidental injury in adults 65 years and older
* 2 out of 3 visits to the emergency room by older adults involve falls
* The number and severity of falls increase with a person’s age.
Falls have serious consequences:
* 40% of older adults who are hospitalized with a hip fracture require nursing home admission
* Hospital stays in older adults after a fall are twice as long as those in older adults hospitalized for other reasons
I believe that learning it early is important, but one can begin improving balance,
bio-feedback and kinesthetic awareness
at any age.
There is a step by step process to introducing ukemi based on the individual.
Watch this to see some kids I worked with who may never have to worry about being devastated by slip and fall incidents.
Wildly powerful German shepherd, named "Ali", down the hill outside her house...
Ali gets excited, and things get bad...
Ali takes off,
She's still holding onto the leash for dear life when she floats seemingly weightless,
like a leaf drifting in the wind...
Then she lands hard, face down!
She came away with nothing more than scuffed boots, and an invisible scratch on her chin.
(which she had the nerve to whine about lmfao)
Why'd she come out unscathed?
I trained her for an hour one day at ukemi: Japanese term... refers to art of Tumbling, falling, and landing.
And the kicker is..(drum roll please.. no really. Are you doing it? Then do it now... ok.)
She wasn't that good at it when I taught her, yet it saved her beautiful "grill".
Oh by the way, just in case you're wondering, FH stands for "Fannul Harb" Jujitsu founded by Professor Tanwir Sahib. It simply means "the Art of combat" in Arabic. The system is rooted in part, in Sanuces Ryu Jujistu under the late great Moses Powell... But more on that later.
Facts:
Falls are common:
* 30% of people over the age of 65 fall each year—most of these falls happen at home during everyday activities
* Falls are the number one cause of accidental injury in adults 65 years and older
* 2 out of 3 visits to the emergency room by older adults involve falls
* The number and severity of falls increase with a person’s age.
Falls have serious consequences:
* 40% of older adults who are hospitalized with a hip fracture require nursing home admission
* Hospital stays in older adults after a fall are twice as long as those in older adults hospitalized for other reasons
I believe that learning it early is important, but one can begin improving balance,
bio-feedback and kinesthetic awareness
at any age.
There is a step by step process to introducing ukemi based on the individual.
Watch this to see some kids I worked with who may never have to worry about being devastated by slip and fall incidents.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Tennis Warrior part 2:Thai Boxing to better tennis
One Day I was teaching a boxing class at the club. There was beautiful, petite Filipino woman who was a regular there...
Now,
It was a classical boxing class. Not Kickboxing...
Yet when I asked them to kick, was stunned at how much power she had in her roundhouse kick!
And she wasn't into kicking at all!
I learned many years ago, from that experience with her, a secret to training for power.
The age old adage,
"as above, so below" applies here.
Muay Thai boxing movements work the obliques and abdominals in such a rapid fire way, that you couldn't help but increase raw power. In sports like tennis, that means more powerful returns, backhands, and forehand swings. Learning the proper movement involved in throwing knees, elbow and roundhouse kicks can help give you a great foundation upon which to build.
You can view video footage at this channel, by looking at the subscriptions and finding "monkeysee". They demo how to throw a good low thai round kick
Now,
It was a classical boxing class. Not Kickboxing...
Yet when I asked them to kick, was stunned at how much power she had in her roundhouse kick!
And she wasn't into kicking at all!
I learned many years ago, from that experience with her, a secret to training for power.
The age old adage,
"as above, so below" applies here.
Muay Thai boxing movements work the obliques and abdominals in such a rapid fire way, that you couldn't help but increase raw power. In sports like tennis, that means more powerful returns, backhands, and forehand swings. Learning the proper movement involved in throwing knees, elbow and roundhouse kicks can help give you a great foundation upon which to build.
You can view video footage at this channel, by looking at the subscriptions and finding "monkeysee". They demo how to throw a good low thai round kick
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