Deportment is never neutral. How one stands, how one moves, and – most critically – how one does not react are constant signals. In other posts I have argued that sangfroid is not merely an affect but a form of power: the capacity to enter any encounter, including conflict, with an unflappable calm that communicatesContinue reading “KALI AND AIKIDO: SANGFROID AND THE AXIS”
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KNIFE WORK
My initial attraction to martial arts was through the weapons as artifacts. I was entranced by the beauty of the swords at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.[1] I still covet and collect weapons but the pragmatist in me knows this is a servile and dangerous affliction. The importance isn’t the tool, it is theContinue reading “KNIFE WORK”
TANTO DORI
PROCEED WITH CAUTION! [1] A knife is a deadly weapon. It is easy to obtain, nearly instinctive to use, and is by far the most deadly weapon most of us will encounter. Therefore, please understand that tanto dori is an historical artifact more suitable to the dojo than the street. The attacks we defend againstContinue reading “TANTO DORI”
Protective Arts 