Listen to this man.

I had dismissed Jo Simonet based on some articles and some ‘verbiage’ on the old rec.ma usenet group that just didn’t click. I just stumbled upon a couple brief Youtube clips where he tells some folks a few things they might not be prepared to hear. Folks in my classes – you’ve heard much of this already – listen and hear what he has to say. There are no techniques. Professor Chow had principles. People wrote down his examples and called them techniques.
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Go to part two after the jump. It’s important.
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Local High School MMA Club

Well, not really. But ABC News has done a pretty positive piece on it. It’s more like a ‘grappling’ club, but hey, it’s martial arts in the schools. I know I’ve been harping on the kids and MMA thing just a few times. But it’s nice to see some positive spin on it now and then.

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Hawaiian Warrior Culture

The History Channel series Warriors has done an episode entitled Hawaii: Islands of Blood. The featured art is Lua, and the episode is fun to watch.

As I watched the techniques being done, I recognized a great many, and for that I (and Kenpo / Kempo) people all over have Henry Okizaki to thank. He incorporated many lua techniques into his teachings while cross referencing them with his jujutsu. I saw a lot of things that were reflected in the Kempo I’ve been learning from Professor Ferreira. It’s a great show, catch it if you can.

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