Is two guys beating the snot out of each other and rolling around on the ground violent? Yes. But that type of violence is only one small slice of themuch larger and complex pie that is violence. A complex and dangerous topic that involves a whole lot more than one on one, mano y mano, … [Read more…]
There have been serious changes made in martial systems over the last century. But change isn’t the problem. The problem is: People no longer recognize that these changes have occurred. Furthermore, they have forgotten, or were never taught, why these changes were made and for whatspecific purposes. You may not have realized it, but those … [Read more…]
I have taken extreme flak from people about my views on grappling. I have four basic standards about groundfighting: Submission fighting is to be used only on people who you want to control and *NOT* injure (e.g. a drunk friend OR someone you are trying to arrest). Those circumstances are NOT self-defense scenarios If it … [Read more…]
Someone just asked me if “BJJ really teaches smaller people to defeat bigger.” Apparently this is the new marketing claim. My answer… *** BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! That’s adorable. First off: BJJ and it’s hybrid offspring MMA are the two most muscle intensive sports fighting systems I know of. Second: ANY system with weight classes is a … [Read more…]
And another … about a well balanced MMA fighter who got his ass handed to him in a blitz attack. *** In Rudyard Kipling’s “Jungle Book” the general rule of the jungle people is to avoid the monkeys. They’re too goofy and disrespectful for the jungle people. There’s a scene where Mogali ignores this and … [Read more…]
Aaaaand someone just asked me why Asian MA are so flowery and full of mystic, warrior BS … while Western stuff is so much more ‘real’ **** You do of course realize you are talking about westernized, Asian martial arts don’t you? Like you might as well be saying “Why is Mexican food not that … [Read more…]