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Well what can I say! I got to meet and train with the Kickboxing legend, Benny ‘The Jet’ Urquidez. last Tuesday evening. He is currently in Australia conducting a series of seminars. For the young ones, Master Benny is one of the most unique martial artists in the world and has 9 Black Belts in […]
You may have seen enough of these signs displaying, ‘old but new’ (usually found at furniture stores) which may appeal to many people because ‘old’ is back in fashion. We now have new cars, with modern technology, looking like the old -Volkswagon or Mini. When it comes to martial arts, I particularly like the ‘old’ […]
Decisions are best done with a bit of thought and discussion if the situation permits. When emotional, a person might be feeling distressed and thinking a little irrational at the time, which may result in negative fallout. Making a decision or saying something, if not urgent, are best done sitting back and relaxing until you gather your thoughts together giving you […]
Listening is about allowing the information to get into your head in which you can then process the information. In the martial arts we are trained to absorb information because we want to learn as much as possible but, sometimes, we just don’t want to step out of our comfort zones to do that. Over […]
Jiu Jitsu, particularly BJJ./MMA, is quite in depth because of the numeorus steps required to complete techniques. If any of these steps are missing, it's no different to leaving a part out of a motor – it will probably not work at all. We’ve all experienced it. I am a student in a sense and I am […]
Emotional Acclimatization: This is something I’ve heard a few times at Shihan Richard’s seminars. This is not new and it refers to 'overcoming emotional infringements arising from a stressful event which is important for vital activity' (straight from the text book). Martial artists and other people with life experiences will fully understand this. To give a couple of examples, the […]
Every now and then I run into old students especially kids who have grown up and they greet me with a bow and call me, Sir. It's inspirational to know they still have respect, so I must be doing something right. Just the other day, a student (in his '30s) who used to train in the ACT over 3 years ago […]
Last night I was at a wedding at one of our Black Belts, Daniel Matos, who has been with us since the age of 10 years old. It was in Darling Harbour with the best views in the world and my wife and I were sitting with Daniel's father, Victor (and his wife) who is […]
How does an Instructor get students to listen to them? Every Instructor has different ways which is an important part of teaching. There is no one way to do this because it will depend on the school’s culture, the different age groups, the level of understanding within the groups and individuals. Teaching can be frustrating for […]
Glad to hear some people have missed me over the last 3 Saturdays (just for the record, I was there on the Wednesdays). They didn't go to waste! One Saturday was for the World Martial Arts Games and to support representatives from our school, the other Saturday with Budoshinkai students in Canberra and the recent Saturday to conduct a 3rd Dan […]
That is something my wife taught me many years ago when my children were growing up whilst doing the martial arts with me. She said, ‘what better way to keep everybody together in the family and share the same interest’. She also believes kids should not be readily afforded free choices when parents know they […]
How often do students switch off when the instructor shows a technique they have seen many times before? It’s because the student has a mental blue print of what is about to be shown and some of them have a tendency to switch off. The end result being no improvement or being worse off. When […]
