Zero Belly Diet — Best Martial Arts Diet
I generally don’t like “diets.” They represent a change to your behavior that by and large is not sustainable. This zero belly diet is not a diet, even though it’s called a diet…it’s the best life style plan that I have yet to uncover, and I have uncovered dozens. The plan simply says that for […]
10 Ways to Become a Better Faster Runner
Check out this great article from Outside magazine. Running, still one of the best forms of exercise for overall cardio vascular fitness, is essential to our martial arts training. If you want to be a fit martial artist, you need to run. Just resign yourself to that and do it. This article is awesome. It […]
Best Karate Drills — 4-way Training Drill for Large Class
Here’s one of many drills that will be posted on this blog. Feel free to use the diagram however you want. I created it as a .png so you photoshoppers can edit it to include your own drills in the grey boxes. Feel free to cut and paste any or all of the below. For […]
The Importance of the Posterior Chain in Training
If you are a martial arts instructor and haven’t been educating your students about the importance of training the posterior chain for martial arts performance, then read on. This is a critical, yet easily understandable concept that will make you a better instructor and your students better as well. The posterior chain is an anatomy […]
Bruce Lee’s Training Program and Training Regimen
Bruce Lee was well ahead of his time in terms of fitness knowledge and focus. He was doing plyometrics before it was even a term, literally. Plyometrics as a term was first used in 1975 and Bruce incorporated them into his training the 50’s and 60’s. Bruce was conceiving of training equipment and one of […]
PART II A Modern View of Kata, a Venerable Training Tool
Why do we do kata? Every instructor realizes that to new students, kata is fresh and interesting. To advanced students, kata is an essential part of karate training. But to the mid-level students, instructors know that kata can become routine, and, frankly, boring at times. They assume that doing a kata from start to finish […]
How To Select a Self-Defense Weapon
Wondering how to pick a self-defense tool? Use the APE test; Accessible, Practical, and Effective. A self-defense tool that is good enough for you or your loved ones must meet all three of these criteria before being selected as your tool of choice. The simplest way to illustrate this interrelationship is a gun. A gun […]
See Daley Knockout Ward with Flying Knee to Head
Paul “Semtex” Daley secured his win against “Irish” Brennan Ward with an incredible flying knee to the head at the Bellatore 170 on Saturday Jan 21. If you ever had doubts about the additional power you can get with a flying technique, this knockout will convince you that the extra power is worth the practice. […]