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Book Review – The Clinch by Mark Hatmaker

I recently picked up The Clinch, the fifth book in Mark Hatmaker’s No Holds Barred Fighting series. I’ve long been a fan of tie-ups, and have been working the clinch range with a particular student, so I picked up this … Continue reading

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A weekend in Connecticut – Kempo old and new.

  This past weekend was a great experience. Chris Hatch and I took a road trip to Valley Shore Martial Arts, and got to work with our teacher, Professor Kimo Ferreira and his friend Motobu Chosei, Soke. Saturday night we … Continue reading

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Outreach

I currently work in a school, and my wife teaches at the same school. This past Friday I had the opportunity to share the martial arts with her students. For the last several years, I’ve done a presentation for the … Continue reading

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