Statue of the OOps.

I got a message last night:  

Hey Matt. What happened to the video for Stature of the Crane? I just sent one of my students here to check it out for review and it’s gone.   

 

I must have missed that one when I transfered. It’s fixed now.

 

 

 

It’s still at the old one too. Thanks for the heads up, Andy!  If anyone finds anything else missing, please let me know. 

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Grab Techniques from Nebraska

David Carnley, student of Shawn Steiner, sent in a collection of grab techniques from the curriculum of Christopher N. Geary’s system. I’ll eventually find a more permanent home for them, perhaps in the grab section, but for now here’s a look at one way to teach grabs.   Thanks Dave!

Hi Matt, I wanted to share some info with you about grab defenses in our school. In addition to the grab defenses, we also train a couple of lock flows that incorporate grab releases and chin-na locks and counters. I’m curious if any of these grab techniques appear in Combos that we don’t train.               

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Even writers need to train

I was searching for something else and stumbled upon the blog for one Tobias Buckell, a Science Fiction writer, and new Shaolin Kempo student. I find it interesting to see the variety of folks finding value in the art, and wonder if someday it will find its way into one of his books. 

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