MARTIAL ARTS NEWS AND ARTICLES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Probability Over Possibility: Thoughts on Teaching Self- Defense
By Arlo Welty - When teaching self-defense, we must ask ourselves “What is the probability of this technique or concept working in a fight with limited training?” versus asking “It is possible the technique or concept will work after lots of training. Techniques and...
WHICH IS BETTER: MARTIAL ARTS, MARTIAL SPORTS, OR SELF DEFENCE? THE LOADED QUESTION
Have you ever been in a discussion about which martial art is best, what is martial art vs martial sport, or which of all these are practical for self defense?This is one of the most debated and most misunderstood topics of martial arts discussions. Martal...
CONFIDENCE OF CHAMPIONS WORKSHOP AT THE INOSANTO ACADEMY OF MARTIAL ARTS
Recently, the Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts was treated to a workshop on the Confidence Of Champions given by coaches Billy White and Peter Lee Thomas. Coach, Billy White is a protégé of the late Cus D’Amato and the current boxing coach for champion...
To Post Or Not To Post: Self Made Martial Arts Videos and Social Media
As technology makes video production easier to do and even easier to distribute, the martial arts world is getting more content than it can handle in months of sleepless, rabbit hole diving nights. Entering the fray of creating your own content is simple,...
ARE YOU FINDING YOUR JKD WHEN YOU TEACH JKD? PART 2: PEDAGOGY
BY DR BRYAN STOOPSClass StructureIn this section of this series of articles, I’m going to write about how and why Iteach the way I do. I am always interested in hearing how other martial arts instructors teach. I am interested in how Jun Fan and/or Jeet Kune Do...
Are You Finding Your JKD When You Teach JKD? Part one of three
Part One: CurriculumFor the last seven years, I have taught martial arts part-time in southern California. I started in March of 2011 in my garage. When I built up enough students, I moved into a light industrial space in a nearby city. I was only teaching...
Gi or No Gi
Grappling was the last of the combative ranges in Jeet Kune Do to be developed by Sijo Bruce and the development. It was cut short by his untimely death and has been left to the next generations of JKD practitioners to develop on their own. Notables who...
Black El Dorado
Almost a year passed since Kennedy had been assassinated; the Civil Rights Act became law; Viet Nam began its insidious grind, kidnapping the lives of millions of Americans; the Beatles landed and quickly climbing the charts; pirate radio commandeered the...
Oscar Winner Ang Lee To Direct A New Film On Bruce Lee
Deadline.com is reporting on a film project in the making on the legendary Bruce Lee. Deadline reports that this project has been in the works for several years now and is a passion project of three time Oscar winning director Ang Lee. Ang, known for...
Seminar/Workshop Survival Guide
Seminars have become a popular way of learning new martial arts material if not a primary way for many. Seminars and workshops being quite different than a class by their nature require a different strategy for learning in order to get the most out of...