As a martial artist for more than 11 years, I’ve been reading martial arts texts for probably eight. And in my research, I’ve across what I feel may be one of the earliest to start to deconstruct and really analyze martial arts forms. Rick Clark penned Pressure-point Fighting: A Guide to the Secret Heart of… Continue reading Review: Pressure Point Fighting
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Guy Kawasaki At #INBOUND14: Don’t Let The Bozos Drag You Down
In his opening keynote speech, former Apple and current Canva evangelist Guy Kawasaki urged the crowd to fight against the “bozos,” as he called them often throughout his presentation of 10 lessons he learned from Steve Jobs. 1. Experts Are Clueless “You need to learn to ignore bozos,” Kawasaki said. The bozos, he said, can… Continue reading Guy Kawasaki At #INBOUND14: Don’t Let The Bozos Drag You Down
Rory Miller Simplifies Joint Locks on DVD
“Joint locks are stupid easy,” says Rory Miller. However, he goes on to say that we (martial artists) complicate them. A corrections officer and author with more than 30 years of martial arts experience, he breaks down joint locks in this 60-minute DVD called Joint Locks by Rory Miller. 3 Types of Joint Locks Hinge… Continue reading Rory Miller Simplifies Joint Locks on DVD
Review: Meditations on Violence by Rory Miller
(I’ve been posting a lot of my reviews lately at Metamora Martial Arts, so if you’re wondering why you haven’t seen any here lately, that’s why.) Look. I’ve never been in a fight. Don’t want to. That’s why I’m glad there are people like Rory Miller. A 30-year veteran of the martial arts and corrections… Continue reading Review: Meditations on Violence by Rory Miller
#emailmarketingfail: Unqualified
After the infomercial #emailmarketingfail, I have a short one for you today. February 14, 2014 9:27:15 AM CST Good morning, This message is being sent out to those individuals who may have been determined as unqualified for the (master’s) program in the past. I don’t even care that you’re offering me a program suited toward… Continue reading #emailmarketingfail: Unqualified