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Seminar Review – Hanshi Vincent Anthony at Dragon-Phoenix

CAMA Seminar Review: As promised, now that I’ve had time to finish my notes and reflect on the weekend, here’s a review of the seminar hosted by Jesse Dwire at Dragon Phoenix Martial Arts. The guest instructor was Hanshi Vincent … Continue reading

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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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