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When you take on a new move in Jiu Jitsu, you begin with basic directions to get some idea of the technique. A bit like someone giving you the bare minimum to get from point A to point B. Once you have the basic picture you are likely to ask for more information such as particular landmarks, the service station on the corner etc. Then it […]
Make sure you read have previous blog before this one. During one particular speech, in which you can hear a pin drop in between words, Jordan's phone goes off like a Rock Concert and he couldn’t find it fast enough bringing everyone out of a coma. It brought tears to my eyes. A lot of […]
I thought I might just blog this out in a couple of parts – too much too read in one go. Damien reckons I'm a ‘blog-a-holic’. ‘Sms-a-holics’ shouldn’t talk! The weekend was all about the Australian Martial Arts Hall of Fame (AMAHOF) which was held in Melbourne and I must admit it was a pleasurable experience, and quite prestigious […]
I'm leaving Sydney, tomorrow morning, for Melbourne. On Saturday night I am being inducted into the AMAHOF Hall of Fame and World Karate Union Hall of Fame. This time I'm taking the family down so they can see Melbourne for the first time; I'm dying to jump back on those trams (my rental car will be sitting in […]
I saw that interview of Judy Green, alongside her husband Richard Norton, which was televised on ACA tonight. Congrautlations to both, it was an excellent interview and it took real guts for Judy to get on air like that and discuss her very unfortunate accident involving a very serious head injury whilst shooting a TV […]
Just taking a little advice from John Will about drinking half bottle of scotch before wrestling. Not too good in my line of work if I have to go to work the next day. I get the picture now – just pretend to be drunk. Well, after a back injury, you don't have much of a choice, because […]
Haste makes waste ie 'quickly doing things results in a poor ending'. Most of us by now know learning is a relatively slow process. It typically takes years to earn a Black Belt, it also takes years to finish schooling and years to earn a degree etc. If you're not patient enough then you are one of […]
My approach to martial arts is one of curiosity ie why we do things in a certain way and what is the benefit of doing them that way. I like to investigate because I am not always satisfied by some of the explanations, and there may be further reasons. For example, why do we do Jiu Jitsu rolls and breakfalls? You might expect, 'in case you […]
Another glorious weekend with Richard Norton over the last 3 days in Sydney. Our first stop was, Joe Ingrati's gym, (Friday morning), for a private, then off to my place for some good coffee and rest. The evening was a Reality Based seminar at Robert Janceski's school; This is well over my 10th seminar of this type and […]
A quick look at my version of 'Watch my Back'. Although martial arts is an individual sport/activity/discipline, the fact is you need people to help you through many of the difficulties and obstacles. I can relate this to my recent back injury payalyzing me for almost 2 months and not being able to go to bed. On the couple of times […]
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 […]
