Monthly Archives: December 2009

Alternate version of 31

Posted on December 16, 2009 by matt

Shaolinmonkmark sent in an alternate version of Combination 31 (DM31 in his neck of the woods) and it didn’t make it into the site (fell off my ‘to-do’ radar). It’s from the West Coast / Cerio lineage.  He happened to … Continue reading →

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“There are no fixed postures in Karate”

Posted on December 13, 2009 by matt

I realize that this is a bit of an ironic followup to Marlon’s previous post on the Crane stance, but that’s why I recruited him to broaden the intellectual offerings of this blog. This month’s issue of Classical Fighting Arts … Continue reading →

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At Home in the Crane

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Marlon

When I last tested with MSDC, I noted a big deficiency in myself.  When exhausted, dehydrated and hungry standing in a crane / flamingo stance was not easy.  I was shaky and those testing me not only noticed but made … Continue reading →

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