In the realm of armed (meaning fire arms) self-defense, the most frequent categorization of the population is a three-part segmentation: sheep, wolves and sheepdogs. (Reminds me of Bloch’s segmentation of Feudal society.) A sheep is a productive member of society – the ‘normal’ people who would only hurt one another by accident. Violence has little or noContinue reading “SELF-PRESERVATION”
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TYPES OF SPEED
“An attack must be executed with quickness, not speed. Attack with power, not strength. Thereis a great difference between speed and quickness, power and strength. Think this through carefully.It is the essence of strategy” Miyamoto Musashi Semantics are important – speed vs quickness. Power vs strength. What was Musashi driving at? Power doesn’t necessarily relyContinue reading “TYPES OF SPEED”
KOKYUHO
From seigan no kamai we explored the irimi entry which in essence is a slip to the outside line. Kokyuho from seigan no kamai is a cross body line – the lead hand remains in contact while the free hand strikes the opponent’s chin crossing the center line. From here we can take a humble breath exerciseContinue reading “KOKYUHO”
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