“Secrets” of the Filipino Fighting Arts
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Archive for February 2nd, 2010

Pauses in Attacks

February 2, 2010

Fighters often attack in only one speed, and it kills them. Usually, that speed is “as fast as I can”. This one speed–which diminishes as the fight goes on–taxes your energy and ultimately your momentum in the fight and is very easy to follow. Even when the opponent is slower than you are, he can [...]

Fight Club in Memphis, TN

February 2, 2010

Anybody interested in a throwdown in Tennessee? My cousin, who is from Washington, DC., trained in Wing Chun, Kenpo, Boxing and 52 Hands (the REAL 52, available only in East Coast prisons… not the fake-me-out stuff), is organizing a fight club in Memphis. Kevin, aka “China”, was a well-known martial arts figure in the DC-area underground [...]