EXCELLENCE

There is a great quote, often wrongly attributed to Aristotle, but is actually from Will Durant (who is very well worth reading) in his discussion of Aristotle (The Story of Philosophy, 1926): Excellence is an art won by training and habituation: we do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have theseContinue reading “EXCELLENCE”

KI/KOKYUHO – internal power and its cognates

For this post, I amplify Master Keating’s thoughts and imbed links to make more clear what he was imparting. Study these concepts, they pertain to your Aikido training as well: ______________________ In Kung Fu to issue forth a blast of energy (force) from any place on your body is known as “Fa-jing“. It is what Bruce LeeContinue reading “KI/KOKYUHO – internal power and its cognates”

MAAJAK SEMINAR NOTES

James Keating Hellbows JAK Panatukan Boxing Comtech Djurus Remy Presas Visidario and basic Remy Presas  Two Cane Disarms Maul Mornie  Silat Paul Vunak Killer Instinct ______________________________ Kali formulas – Hubud = 2/4/5/1 Snake 1 : macro = kokunage, medial = figure 4, weapon = top quadrant Kali inverted triangle 5 methods of knife retention RollContinue reading “MAAJAK SEMINAR NOTES”