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The Hindrance of Techniques

I’ve been poking around Kenpotalk again, and I found this thread about how techniques fit into a system. The original poster was pondering the idea that at some point, techniques become a hindrance to self-defense, as the constant memorization leads … Continue reading

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Aliveness. Do you have it?

Matt Thornton of Straight Blast Gym has been championing aliveness for years. Basically, you will have the best results if your training captures the pressure of the event you are training for in some way. Watch this video (mainly the … Continue reading

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Too Much

I have spent a considerable amount of time lately viewing some old Villari seminar footage. I noted that more than 90% of the time Villari does not teach a technique, nor does he go over the combinations et. al… He … Continue reading

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