If you're a woman that wants to improve your self-defense knowledge, the following techniques and practices will immediately make you safer as you move through your daily routine. Overly complicated techniques and fear-based training are not the mark of an effective women’s self defense program. Simplicity, Accessibility, Empowerment, and Confidence Building are what you’re looking for - as an added bonus, well designed training is also FUN!
Read MoreThere is a famous quote from Bruce Lee, "Boards don't hit back." Well, he's right. They don't. But breaking, or tameshiwari, is an important part of martial arts training, when undertaken with the right mindset. It teaches focus, builds confidence, forces commitment, and can be a test of your own ability and how it has improved over time.
Read MoreToday, we’re discussing the primary lesson from Pinan/Heian Sandan, the third kata in the Pinan system. So far, we’ve seen not only how Master Itosu codified and condensed key fighting principles with these kata, but we’ve also explored how each lesson should be layered over the previous to create a complete fighting matrix. Let’s expand this matrix by looking at the next principle: Rotation. Rotation is a powerful tool in martial arts and in self-defense. It can be used to generate tremendous power, and it can be used to redirect strong attacks.
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