Interesting facts and relationships between different shapes and lines and how that information is being used in new motor designs. Exercise Which piece of information do you find most interesting / useful for our purpose? Explain. Some of you may
TGI Dec 31st!
We not only blew past 12/12/12, martialgym just finished our 10th year. We accomplished a lot but there are still lots to do and to improve on. We can do it as a team! During the holidays I have been
Some old pictures
Some photos of me from way back in the 1970s practicing LHBF forms. If it was done now, these probably would have been videos: On the top right is a rare picture of me performing for a fundraiser at UBC.
Taking breaks
UFC 5 minute rounds, without the 1 minute breaks in between rounds, some fight results would have changed. NHL hockey lines get switched out every few minutes to avoid fatigue. Ever watched the ‘strongest man’ on earth contest on TV?
Badminton is not martial arts
Yes, I know but when you watch the following videos, there are lots that are similar to what I teach. The first video is about 20 minutes and the second about 5 minutes. If you are too busy, watch the
More than what meets the eye
Many just saw a knockout but many missed the details that made it happen. The fight didn’t really start until 2:20 and so you can skip directly to that. Not everyone responded to my email / facebook. There is something
Tribute to a deceased gymnast
Mr Masyouki passed away from brain tumor July 2009. I never met Mr Masyuki personally but glimpse of his (or his team’s) story came up every now and then. I never managed to piece together the entire story using just
Remembrance Day
During the second World War, my father, uncles and at least one of my aunts, all signed up with the military to fight against the invasion. One of my uncle was trained to be a parachute trooper and he was
In slow motion
There are lots of fascinating details that the human eye can never see at normal speed. Enjoy the following videos and everyone may be picking up something different: Exercise Which one did you find most interesting? Anything that is consistent
Learning challenges
“I tried …” – some things are easier to learn than others. Until you can truly see, feel and understand, you are just trying to imitate something external. If you feel stuck, don’t just discount it, ask, change it up,