What a Dick; The most Dangerous man in the worldWell, well...Years have now gone by since the terrible morning on September 11th when our country suffered the most significant terrorist attack in history. Just as with the failed cover-up known as the Warren Commission after the assassination of President Kennedy, the cover story dreamed up by the 911 Commission is beginning to fall apart.In his new book "The Ground Truth", Senior council to the 911 Commission John Farmer unravels the Bullshit... Read Full Story
Over at "The Ground Never Misses" my friend, Xingyi instructor and general Big-Bald-Badass Jake Burroughs is running This series on Mongolian wrestling. (Also Here). This brings up a story that old Mr. Choi, my Korean Tae Kwon Do master told me about his childhood; As I remember, he grew up in North Korea and his family fled to the South when war broke out. His family had a farm, and every day he would take a large potato to school with him. All the kids would put their potatoes on the woodst... Read Full Story
Stopping back in Taiwan for another look at the Tang Shou Tao martial arts system. This style represents a fusion of traditional Chinese arts with the structure and ranking borrowed from Japanese systems. I love this stuff. Look at the beauty of the forms-- and I think the guy demonstrating the chicken and swallow forms may be Su Dong Chen, who went on to be a famous master in his own right. From Wikipedia:Tang Shou Tao is not a separate style of martial art, but rather a practical, step-by-s... Read Full Story
A few days ago we took a look at a short compilation video of Sam Masich, a great Taiji instructor from Canada. Here's a few interviews and some action from a 1988 tournament that Sam was in. The quality of the fighting is certainly not as great as some Karate tournaments, but Sam says in the interview that this was his first fighting tournament, and he clearly dominates his opponents. All-in-all, this gives a nice flavor for the essence of Tai Chi Chuan. Read Full Story
Again we have instructor Michael Gilman with a very detailed explanation of the use of the hips or "Kua" in martial training. This video integrates the rooting aspect of gathering to the inside of the foot and releasing from the heel and outside of the foot with proper use of gathering and releasing from the "Kua". All of us have seen people who "float" on top of their hips. They move like stick figures and cannot perform proper rooting skills. No matter what art you practice, this will add g... Read Full Story
I just got back from another great weekend workshop with our Tai Chi Chuan instructor Michael Gilman. This class was on what he calls "The Inner Journey", and delves into the hidden ways of movement that make for really great Tai Chi Chuan. Michael explains things in great detail, and this is the second of an eight-part series. In Tai Chi Chuan, the power is generated from "the root". In this video, Michael explains the importance of "gathering" to the inside of the foot and "releasing"(ener... Read Full Story
A generous tip of the hat to James Keating at MAAJAK for directing us to this funny but ultimately serious article about "Fighting styles that will probably get your ass kicked".LINK HEREOf course, I fully expected to see my life's persuit of Tai Chi Chuan dashed upon the bloody rocks of FAIL. Not so!Spoiler: Judo guys will be very pleased... Read Full Story
Here's a nice little compilation video of Sam Masich, a really great Internal Arts practitioner from north of us in British Columbia Canada. We had the pleasure of having a push hands class with Sam in a very small and infomal setting when he visited our island. Sam is one of the absolute nicest guys I've ever trained with, and has extensive knowledge in the Chinese Internal Arts. In that class, he asked a Karate instructor from another school to try and touch his face. As the Karate guy reac... Read Full Story
See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.Well, I don't know what these Cops got this guy down for, he may have been freaking the attendant of the Gas/Mart out, as he is either putting on a great act or is "a little touched" Sure the Police have tough jobs, but they blow this one. I think they:1. could have de-escalated the incident or;2. cuffed him quicker and got him in the car3. they did not have him fully under control4. they tase him for no real reason5. they fail, he gets... Read Full Story
