At about black belt level, I learned a form that was called “wushu staff”. I had always thought it was a cool staff form, and initially presumed it was imported / incorporated as the curriculum progressed from the hard ‘karate’ arts into the softer and more circular ‘kung fu’ aspects of the curriculum. Why [...]
Entries from December 2008
Wushu Staff – the origin?
December 28th, 2008 by matt · 9 Comments
So who has found the archive?
December 23rd, 2008 by matt · 1 Comment
So I was traipsing around the web, and I stumbled across a site dedicated to a small (apparently) kempo school. As part of their online presence, they have created a wiki, which is a cool site that can be edited by his community. What I found kind of cool was that they linked here for [...]
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Interval Training
December 21st, 2008 by matt · No Comments
Whether I’m coaching soccer or training classes in kempo, I frequently recommend interval training. Many of my students / players wonder initially why I don’t insist on mile after mile of roadwork. Don’t get me wrong – it’s a great way to improve your cardiovascular fitness and is a great tool for long term fitness [...]
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Casa de Kenpo
December 19th, 2008 by matt · 1 Comment
Casa de Kenpo, a Parker Kenpo site, has posted to martialtalk some links for a variety of Parker material. This differs from the typical Shaolin Kempo stuff, but they seem to be trying to spread the material around. I haven’t linked the videos, as they provide links in the post.
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