Tweet NOTICE OF INTENT…. This blog will chart everything that is going on in my martial arts world at Epic Martial Arts Academy in Birmingham, UK. I will cover everything that concerns the club as we progress. A brief, non-exhaustive list follows…. My struggles with absorbing the teachings of Steve Morris and the Morris Method Projects – using Martial Arts training to help disadvantaged groups Struggles with conforming to ‘good practice’, i.e. multiple across...
Tweet Speed and quickness are generally important in martial arts in terms of movement and striking; footwork and speed punching/kicking training drills are common place. Attempts to address punching speed at the initiation of a strike are less common. Steve Morris tackles this area in a number of ways, one of which involves reading cues and beating the incoming punch. I don’t want to say it’s impossible but I’ve not managed to beat him...
Tweet Someone commenting on my original post concerning the Nigel Benn vs Gerald McClellan world title fight from way back in 1995 indicated that a new documentary about the fight was going to be screened on ITV in December. I missed the screening on the 5th but have just watched it on ITV player (there are still 21 days left to watch the documentary – The Fight of Their Lives). The bloke who commented mentioned...
Tweet This post builds on the recent multiple attackers series of posts with further real life and training video’s. Not all of these examples are as good as those in th original series, although lessons can be taken from these, both good and bad. Multiple Attackers Videos Racist attack in fast food car park The skill level of the protagonists in this video are much more comparable than in the Turkish video in the...
Tweet One gritty reality of self defence for women is to avoid being sexually assaulted or raped. Rape related stats paint a pretty horrible picture, although it is not easy to get accurate figures. While rape is something that no woman should ever have to endure at least some knowledge of rape defence should, unfortunately, be learned. Awareness and Avoidance The area’s of self defence, for women and men, dedicated to awareness and avoidance...
Tweet A subject of relevance for all regardless of any martial arts participation. A recent story on Radio Five Live detailed how two blokes chased another, beat him with a cricket bat and a metal pole, rendering permanent brain damage; the cricket bat actually broke in three pieces! The accused, two brothers, were sent to jail after being found guilty of GBH with intent. An open and shut case, fair enough, but was it?...
Tweet Bruce Lee is a bit of an icon and means a lot of things to a lot of people but despite the myth he did speak a lot of sense. My favourite Bruce Lee quote comes from the start of Enter the Dragon, in the clip below. “Don’t think feeeeeeeel” I’ve used that quote over the years many many times. I have written on here about developing a sense of body awareness or...
Tweet I can clearly remember the outrage around the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence, in 1993, and subsequent attempts to bring the perpetrators to justice. Today I heard the testimony of Stephen’s friend Duwayne Brooks on radio five live. It was read out by the court reporter as yet another trial has just begun this week. The wikipedia account of the death of Stephen Lawrence gives a clear synopsis of events surrounding the case to date. It’s...
Tweet One analogy used in martial arts concerns bow’s within the body. I first heard of this from Steve Rowe at Shikon then later Steve Morris. I didn’t find it all helpful initially but now I love this analogy and, importantly, it’s useful in getting the body to generate power ‘naturally’. Steve Morris blogged about bows in the article ‘loading against the curve’, referring to the construction of a reflex bow. While this helped...
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