Matthew Sylvester
Martial Arts
Leigh Remedios interview Seni06
MattS – Recently there have been a couple of events on the MMA circuit which have been controversial in the way that they’ve used a celebrity referee such as the WCFC event where they used Mike Tyson. What do you feel about using celebrities along to the fights do you think it detracts from the … Continue reading
Loren Christensen – Fastest back fist in the West
Background info Loren began his martial arts training in 1965 and over the years he has earned 10 black belts, 7 in Karate, 2 in Jujitsu and 1 in Arnis. As an author of 32 books, Christensen has received high praise for his easy-to-read, informative writing style from readers and book reviewers in the United … Continue reading
Kenneth Funakoshi – A fighter’s instructor
———– Begin sidebar ———– Kenneth Funakoshi – A brief history1938 – Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, September 4th1948 – Began Judo under Arazaki Sensei1956 – 59 – Attended the University of Hawaii after winning a swimming scholarship. Continued training in Judo and commenced training in Kenpo under Kajukenbo Founder, Adriano Emperado. Won 1st place Kumite in … Continue reading
Kenneth Funakoshi Part 2
In part one of this article, we explored Kenneth Funakoshi’s belief that the grading system should be changed (and standards lowered), that other styles can and should be studied and that children should be awarded black belts. Having studied Judo, Kenpo and Karate (in that order) Kenneth Funakoshi is very open minded when it comes … Continue reading
Reality Based Personal Protection – Modern Day Martial Arts?
Defensive Tactics, Ground Survival, Knife Survival, Crime Survival and Terrorism Survival are the modules that I saw on the Jim Wagner Reality Based Personal Protection Instructor Level 1 Course menu. I had recently spoken to Pete Lee, the UK Director for Reality Based Personal Protection, about this course and was looking forward to seeing what … Continue reading
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