by Teske | Feb 11, 2019 | Martial Arts - General
Recently I was speaking with a friend who had the opportunity to travel to China for a world martial arts competition.He was very happy to recount his experience abroad. One such encounter was a tale of having met a very impressive and colourful individual. This...
by Teske | Jan 4, 2019 | Martial Arts - General
Can sparring be used to accurately evaluate your combat skills in a real violent encounter?That is the question, here are my thoughts.There are a few things that must be understood in order to evaluate any drill or exercise. And that is exactly what sparring is! It is...
by Teske | Jan 2, 2019 | Martial Arts - General
Where to begin, I have so much to clarify I don’t know where to start.Training in the martial arts opens a door into a confusing and multifaceted world of methods that are called styles. All of which don’t necessarily lead to the same place.But most people don’t...
by Teske | Dec 9, 2018 | Martial Arts - General
With all the different training methods out there, combative martial arts, reality based martial arts, traditional martial arts to name a few types, I thought it might be useful to identify the different training areas within them and define what they are targeting to...
by Teske | Dec 3, 2018 | Forms
Recently I had the opportunity to listen to a PodCast that was a debate between two opposing viewpoints on whether or not martial arts forms had any value.It is a controversial topic to be sure.Both parties had valid arguments that supported their point of view. So...
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