Weapons Sensitivity Training Exercise
Coach Freedman demonstrates some re-direction and flow drills against knife and stick
Merry Christmas
In the spirit of the season, Coach Freedman and I hope that all the training in the past year has made us better people and will lead us to living a more peaceful life. Best wishes and Happy holidays to all of you.
How To Tie Your Shoes
We need to open our minds to learn new things. Great philosophies like Zen and Christianity have philosophies on approaching ideas with a fresh mind.
An Aikido Story of Compassion
A true story illustrating compassion in the martial arts.
Knee Walking and Ground Fighting
Coach Freedman demonstrates some basic defensive applications of shikko (knee walking) and some ground fighting defense.
Friday Funnies – Dancing
This post is more about fun than funny. Take a look at these videos and see how much fun these people are having dancing. First is CST Coach Scott Sonnon’s dance combat teacher, Alexander Medved. This video is a little grainy but you can see the joy on this guys face as he performs his [...]
Arnis and Kendo
The similarities between Kendo and Arnis.
Find Flow With Bodyweight Exercise
This is a follow up on my previous post about Intu-Flow. Coach Freedman asked me if I could teach the Jujutsu class the Intu-Flow® techniques that help with rolling. That same day I get an email from the Body Weight Coach Adam Steer at bodyweightcoach.com (Coach Steer and Coach Murdock have a lot of great [...]
Joint Mobility with Intu Flow
Looking at Scott Sonnon’s Intu Flow Program.
Throwing Concepts
During a recent Jujutsu class, the students practice their rolls and break falls. This is followed by Coach Freedman explaining the importance of understanding the principle of throws. By practicing throws on different body types, the students see past the technique and gain practical insight to the concepts behind the throws.
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