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Seminar Saturday at Revolution Martial Arts

matt — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:51:55 +0000

The rescheduled seminar is good to go at Revolution Martial Fitness in Natick. It will start at 11:30 and will cover stick and knife concepts. If you have sticks (escrima) and or training knives, feel free to bring them. Once again, I’m asking for a donation in any amount to the MDA for participation in the seminar.

Seminar at Revolution Martial Fitness

matt — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:00:26 +0000

Sensei Paul Costagno of Revolution Martial Fitness has been kind enough to supply the location for the MDA benefit Seminar. It will be free, with admission being a donation to the MDA Muscle Walk. We’re nailing down the content and time, but it will be on February 9th, the day before the MDA Muscle Walk in Natick MA. It will be a great time!

Stay tuned here for updates.

It’s that time again. If you enjoy kempoinfo.com and the Technique Archive, Please support the MDA.

matt — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:28:25 +0000

This is my second year doing the MDA muscle walk, and I would just like to thank the folks who have supported me in the past, and ask again for your support. Click here to donate in support of my team. I’m hoping to get a seminar together (I think it’s set, but I want to be sure) before the walk, and any donation makes you eligible to attend. I’ll post full details as soon as I can.

Seminar this weekend at Dragon-Phoenix

matt — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:20:28 +0000

This weekend I’m headed to Dragon-Phoenix martial arts for some fun with Shihan Dwire and the gang, and to learn from a couple of great martial artists. Professor Rudy Duncan is a long time martial artist and kempo practitioner, and will be offering 90 minutes of technical insight based on his vast background in the arts. Dr. Steven Pearlman, author of The Book of Martial Power, will bring to life some of the martial principles he’s identified in his book. I like this kind of seminar because I know I’ll get something new that I can bring home and use.

Finally a writeup for Shushi No Kon Sho

matt — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 02:59:36 +0000

I finally did a writeup for Shushi no kon sho. I thought someone had sent it in, but I couldn’t find it. So, here it is. It’s probably a bit rough, but with the video as well, it should be … Continue reading →

Grandmaster George Pesare Remembered

matt — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 22:23:55 +0000

On October 14th, 2012 there was the passing of a legend. Senior Grand Master Simeone George Pesare has passed. If you got your start in Villari’s Kempo, Masters Self Defense Centers, Cerio’s Kenpo or basically any other school in New England, you owe this man a debt of gratitude. He is the man who brought Kempo to New England. He has left an outsized legacy, may he rest in peace.

Frequently controversial, you never wondered where you stood with him. Blunt, hard nosed, tough; over his 50 plus year career he produced many tough black belts. I only had the privilege of attending his seminars a few times, and had met him a few times, but he is not one to be forgotten. As is often said, if you study kempo in New England, or if you study Shaolin Kempo or one of its many offshoots, you most likely study under one of his students, or a student of one of his students.

The latest in development in my workout

matt — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 21:48:37 +0000

I have a Thursday night workout that is the highpoint of my week. We start every week with an intense warmup, follow it with crazy mitt work, some technical work, and then some sort of full range sparring. It’s fun, it’s motivating, and it really gets the stress out. The warmup has changed lately – first it was the jumping jack/ pushup / squat / situp ’pyramid of pain’; then it was ‘the fifteens’ (which turned into bigger numbers) where we would do 15 or more sets of a jumping jack / a squat / a pushup / a situp/ a burpee; but now we’ve got a new toy.

We picked up a heavy equipment tire. It’s big. Really big. We’ve incorporated it in a variety of ways – plyometrics on and off of it, flipping it to each other, and of course, beating it with a sledgehammer. It’s a great workout, and anyone not wielding a sledgehammer can do the other warmup while they wait their turn. The ring timer app for the iPod helps keep things moving and keeps the rest periods on track. I recommend it as a worthy whole body addition to your repertoire, just be careful and do a little research first before just grabbing a sledge and slamming away. To start your research, take a look at this page where you can get some good basic information on sledgehammer workouts.

Information on Nick Cerio’s Kenpo

matt — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:10:18 +0000

There is a post up on Martialtalk that lists the forms and rank requirements for Nick Cerio’s Kenpo. I thought it would be useful information now that the organization is for all intents and purposes defunct.

The Technique Archive is Six Years Old

matt — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 04:29:30 +0000

I was checking out the old version of my site (which is still up, but not updated), and realized that I started the technique archive six years ago. I had been writing articles for a few years before that, but it was slow going as I was hand coding the html. I remember the days – although the internet wayback machine can only find the site back to 2004. I’m glad to see how far it has come, but I’m also a bit disappointed that a.) it’s for the most part the only one, and b.) nobody has come along and ‘outdone’ me. Still pluggin’ away.

Seminar June 24th at Dragon-Phoenix

matt — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 03:50:22 +0000

Jesse Dwire has a seminar coming up with two interesting instructors. I’ve worked with Rudy Duncan many times, and he’s great. I have not worked with Sifu Hammond, but if you are a kempo practitioner who uses animal techniques, this will give you some great ideas. Click on the thumbnail for the larger version of the poster and get in touch with Shihan Dwire to reserve a space. I’m trying to clear my weekend now! Hope to see you there.