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Staring at the Walls
One of the best things I learned while studying karate as a kid was to be observant. I don’t mean in the sense that martial arts teaches you to be aware of your surroundings or that mystical, meditative calm that … Continue reading
Posted in Instruction, Karate, Philosophy
Tagged Chuck Norris, karate, martial arts, Uechi-Ryu
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EA Sports MMA
Too bad this fight will probably only happen virtually. Here’s a cool trailer for the game featuring Emelianenko vs. Couture. Has anyone played the demo? Things have been crazy lately, and I haven’t had a chance to really write much, … Continue reading
MMAHQ.com
Someone recently referred me to this site. It’s one of those “deal-a-day” stores that sells overstock items. If you’ve ever shopped at Woot.com or sites like that, then you know what to expect. I’ve been following the featured items on … Continue reading
Marcus Aurelio Seminar Pics
The seminar was very fun and informative yesterday. It was great to have a world class competitor and coach, Marcus Aurelio, there to provide lots of MMA and BJJ tips and techniques. After going overtime in both no-gi and gi … Continue reading
Posted in Jiu-jitsu, News
Tagged America's Best Defense, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, jay bell, Marco DeLima, Marcus Aurelio, Mixed martial arts
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Marcus Aurelio Seminar in Colchester, CT
Here’s a belated reminder about the Marcus Aurelio seminar this weekend at America’s Best Defense in Colchester. It should be awesome! There will be two classes: one is no-gi MMA style and the other is a gi class. Click below … Continue reading
Posted in Jiu-jitsu, MMA, News
Tagged jiu-jitsu, Marcus Aurelio, Mixed martial arts, mma
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Growing Into the Martial Arts
Here’s an article I wrote for Experts123 a few months ago. School’s back in full swing, and I’ve been getting to know my new students. Quite a few are into martial arts, and it reminded me of some of the … Continue reading
Posted in Instruction, Jiu-jitsu, Karate, MMA, Philosophy
Tagged instruction, jiu-jitsu, karate, martial arts
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DIY – Grape Juice!
This is somewhat unrelated to the blog, but it’s fun. The previous owner of my house planted Concord grapes, and I usually get a pretty good harvest from one very mature vine. I usually eat a lot of them and … Continue reading
DIY “Wing Chun” Dummy
I saw this video a few weeks ago and thought it would be a neat idea to attach an arm to my makiwara, like this guy did. After thinking about how he built it, it looked like the modification might … Continue reading
Posted in Equipment, Karate
Tagged DIY, DuctTape, karate, Lyoto Machida, shohei-ryu, Uechi-Ryu
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Roid Rage!
Sean Sherk, Shane Carwin, and now Chael Sonnen–MMA athletes are now commonly included in conversations about PEDs (performance enhancing drugs). Over the last few decades pro sports has had an increasing number of scandals, and obviously use has gone on … Continue reading
Posted in MMA, News, Philosophy
Tagged Bas Rutten, Chael Sonnen, Frank Mir, mma, PED, Steroids, UFC
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Aki Renshu Group Picture
Here’s a nice group shot posted on the Okinawan Karate School Facebook page. Thanks to all for the great training!
Moai Martial Arts 