This is sound advice, in my opinion. I've not been in a fight in 30+ years largely because of the confidence thing. I gained the confidence from...
When I was in Junior High and High school my mother was very supportive of my training, especially since I paid for it myself (I worked on...
Thanks. He survived, by the way. It sounds like you have a good handle on what you're trying to do. Just be careful. Some of us here want to...
No worries. As you may have noticed, the martial arts community has been subjected to numerous extraordinary claims. People study martial arts for...
My twin brother had a heart attack at 28. Yes, the average GP is not the best person to ask. You mentioned that you have ailments related to your...
"suffering from ailments related to a sedentary lifestyle, suffering from ailments associated with prior injuries exacerbated by sedentary...
Again, extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof. This is a fairly simple thing to prove if it actually happened. Surely SOMEONE recorded...
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof. Why is it that these claims, as Hannibal said, surface after the person who could most easily...
I heard of a few geckos organizing a "dragons pride" march at the zoo... :-)
Talk to your doctor. Seriously. Also, pay attention to your body's signals. You are going to need to learn when to push yourself and when to sit...
I've never had to use this in real life, so I honestly don't know. I've been fortunate that the last time I was in a fight was nearly 30 years...
In the Wing Chun Wooden Dummy form, there's a palm strike and a head grab in the very first section. As with all grabs, my sifu taught us not to...
My dishwasher. It's in the next room.
I can think of many times I didn't feel like going to class but went anyway and I was always glad I went.
Similarly, Wing Chun has six forms - three empty hand, one with the wooden dummy, and two weapons forms. The majority of our training time is...
My Sifu would often say "Hard against soft, soft against hard". We use palm strikes in Wing Chun, especially against certain targets. Palms are a...
Well, for one thing the snubnose isn't made of plastic. :D (disclaimer - I have a snubnose .357)
That is true. I even remember Guro Dan's system changing while I was learning it.
Well, it happened. After years of Wing Chun and Inosanto Kali (I hold no rank in Kali - my Wing Chun sifu taught me what he knows) and then moving...
Yes, please send that link. And I'll let you folks know how things go with her. She teaches Largo Mano Escrima. Her teacher is Arcenio Advincula,...
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