Monthly Archives: May 2008
Knife Defenses
Traditionally, kempo teaches knife defenses against basic thrust or slash attacks, but I have changed my thinking to a more ‘Filipino’ based paradigm. Since arts like Modern Arnis and Kali fit so well with Kempo, it seemed natural to blend … Continue reading
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Discipline
Most of the time, when folks think of discipline in the martial arts, they think of doing things. When I was in New York at Tom Ingargiola’s school early this year, I got to work a tiny bit with Tatsuji the … Continue reading
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Tagged conditioning, injury, K-1, running, Tatsuji, training
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Setting Goals
As I hinted, I’ve got plans to run the Falmouth Road Race this August. Spraining my ankle put a bit of a twist on the plans, but really, it just changed the goals. I’ve been participating in werunfalmouth, a community … Continue reading
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Tagged ankle, Falmouth, FRR, goals, running, werunfalmouth
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