What is it about defending against punches that oftentimes causes martial artists to question their abilities? If you were to ask the average new student what aspect of self-defense he or she would most like to learn, the majority would respond with punch defenses. Why is this the case? It's simple: ...
Author: Luke Fraser
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You went on to England from the USA?
Yes. England is, to me, like coming .home. I have people teaching there who are my own students now and I like them a lot. I went to Manchester first of all for our Northern England representative, Steve Hurst. Steve was one of Master Chu King-hung's inst ...
Author: Sensei Ron
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Although best known in the west for his dynamic swordsmanship skills and movie appearances ('Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles', 'Black Rain', 'Ghost Warrior' and countless Japanese Samurai movies), Sensei Toshishiro Obata, is primarily a highly accomplished instructor of Aikido, Aiki-Jutsu and various O ...
Author: David Chambers
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FROM ITS OBSCURE origin in the backyards and garages of Brisbane in the 1970s, interest in the once little known art of Silat Perisai Diri in Australia has grown to the point now where 250 exponents train in 10 club venues across the nation. The Keluarga (or Brotherhood) Silat National Perisai Diri ...
Author: STEPHEN CUE
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Fights don't just happen. There are always pre-fight cues of various forms that can be detected and acted upon. Generally, we can, for ease and convenience of training, think of self-defence in various phases: opening, midgame and endgame.
Chess players among you will note that this correspo ...
Author: Bill Burgar
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