Goals—what you are fighting for changes every element of how you fight If you fight, you fight for a goal and you fight in an environment. In a sport environment you want to win quickly and decisively, with solid assurances that your opponent will be able to get up and compete again tomorrow. In a combat environment you also want to win quickly and decisively, but with solid assurances that your adversary cannot get up and re-engage. In the tricky space between sport and combat, termed...
The Little Black Book of Violence will arm you with the knowledge and good sense to make informed choices in hazardous situations. While some yahoo spewing insults about your favorite sports team is worlds apart from a drug-crazed lunatic lunging at you with a sharp knife in his hands and bloodlust in his eyes, there is a large gray area in between these two extremes where hard and fast rules do not always apply. This is where wisdom, oftentimes hard-earned wisdom, makes the difference between...
The Principles for Understanding Kata are Largely Unknown – Until Now The ancient masters developed kata, or «formal exercises,» as fault-tolerant methods to preserve their unique, combat-proven fighting systems. Unfortunately, they deployed a two-track system of instruction where an 'outer circle' of students unknowingly received modified forms with critical details or important principles omitted. Only the select 'inner circle' that had gained a master's trust and...
Cut to the very core of what it means to be successful in the martial arts. Earning a black belt can be the most rewarding experience of a lifetime, but getting there takes considerable planning. Whether your interests are in the classical styles of Asia or in today's Mixed Martial Arts, this book prepares you to meet every challenge. Whatever your age, whatever your gender, you will benefit from the wisdom of master martial artists around the globe, who share more than 300 years of...
