On YouTube there are tons of videos that show remarkably intricate self-defense combinations and interactions by skilled Martial Artists. However there are also just as many real life situations you can watch where you see very little skills and lots of failures. Yet, often times in the end you will see the defender come out […]
One aspect of the Martial Arts that often in misunderstood and in fact criticized, is what we call Forms and/or Sets. Japanese styles call them Kata, Korean styles call them Hyung and Chinese styles call them Taolu. Translation for many of these terms refers back to form- Again Form means the shape of and the […]
The term “Freestyle” is an activity or sport in which there are few restrictions on the moves or techniques that competitors employ. We call our interactive “fight” sessions this as opposed to sparring which is defined as to make the motions of boxing without landing heavy blows, as a form of training. We do more […]
“Champions are brilliant at the Basics” ~Coach John Wooden.With the Kenposcope, Mr. Hancock defined 1/3 of our success in the Martial Arts is through focusing on Basics. Our Basics are the fundamental building blocks of everything we do. They consist of the simple factors that when combined build the sophisticated ACTIONs we choose to defend […]
One of the most important areas of our training is our Fitness levels. Defined by Mr. Hancock into five areas: Spiritual, Perceptual, Emotional, Mental and Physical. Each, although interrelated helps us to govern areas of training and to recognize aspects of our overall improvement and/or short comings. I believe I could fill novels with the […]
What is “good?” This is a difficult question as it is a very subject answer. What one person might think is “good” another may seriously argue against. McDonald’s is not my favorite hamburger, in fact I haven’t eaten there in years. However, they’ve sold billions and have a lot of fans. Does that mean they […]
There is this unique beauty to the moves and interactions that the Martial Arts is known for. Countless shows and movies have sensationalized some of the skills and abilities that training can introduce and develop. Not that the executing the moves seen in the movies with flawless execution are impossible it is just that in […]
The common term for a process of considering how many mistakes you can make and still be able to achieve something is recognized as “Margins for Error.” Although this is a recognizable phrase I thought it has a negative view point. Kind of like “Devil in the Details” which is commonly used today and was […]
Spock would have been an amazing Martial Artist as Logic is an incredible area of Self Defense training. We use it to identify and practicing the use of favorable actions. We also analyze and refine our motions with precise angles of execution. Often words like realistic and practical are used as if they are synonymous. […]
The term Awareness has several layers of definition and has been co-opted to describe many different subjects with even more different aspects. For this article the identified areas of awareness that we will highlight concerning Self Defense; Perceptual, Self, Situational and then briefly Social. Perceptual Awareness is being conscious at some level of impulses one […]
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