Whatever name is ascribed to a place of training, we should respect and consider it a serious place where some of the most valuable insights are shared and objectively trained. In a broader sense, a dojo is anywhere that training takes place. It makes no difference if you are in a building, or in the […]

In both the general and orthodox definitions——stance has been understood to be the position of the feet and the body from which a fighter initiates and operates their offense and defense from. People often ask, “how do we view the idea of stance?” I tell them there is nothing wrong with various philosophies on stance. […]

Inarguably, this is defined in three major, interdependent parts of the same combat infrastructure: 1) Having a reasonable, practical, overarching mission or goal in mind. This means you have developed a very broad multifarious tools and plans, so you are able to accomplish the missions through variety of different methods and means. If the only […]

Philosophy, discipline, training, and lifestyle are like four common, complimentary, and integrative principles which are more or less present with not just the combat athletes, but also, any person who is committed to a cause or a goal in life. This includes any field and any endeavor that a person, a group of people, or […]

Power is very important, but positioning, timing, distance control, footwork, and few other attributes should have the primary voice. Power, as important as it is, it would retart and delay your development if you rush into it before your other fundamental attributes are developed. Raw power by itself is like the martial artist that can […]

There are at least some 12 category of weapons in the Filipino Kali. The question is where do those weapons stand with us? How do we view the weapons in Filipino martial arts? Here are a few things that are important to us: 1) Filipino Kali acts as a mere tool for attribute-enhancement. By that […]

It is said that the first known use of the noun, headbutting can be traced back to 1869 according to OED. But, regardless of its etymology, it is a great tool to use when the situation calls for it. It’s like having a third arm in the boxing pocket. It is also in between both […]

Cleanliness, order, and progress (in that exact order) are not just necessary attributes, but also, play a big role as principal components of training. Being clean is not just a good virtue but a necessary mental and or a spiritual state of mind which sets the stage for “order”, and without order there is no […]

There has always been a sort of reluctance to change in both martial arts, and or any of its counter parts. We realize that certain aspects of martial arts or fight-systems must change with time, and cannot remain the same if we are going to keep up with an ever- changing efficacy of times. Martial […]

The white belt journey in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is the most important belt in that system. What happens during that journey is no different than a tree which spends the first couple of years of its life developing a root system (R.S) first, and not a whole lot would be happening above the soil as far […]