Sunday, September 20th, 2009 at
9:07 pm
To watch the Mixed Martial Arts fighters one would believe that there is only one way to take an opponent down, and that is by rushing in low, grabbing the legs, and dumping them. Yes, this is the time honored way of doing things, but there are other methods that can be quite interesting. Truth, if you are fighting Some John Doe on the street, who has not concentrated on learning the attack and defense of that particular maneuver, there are lots of different ways of taking people down.
Actually, there are so many ways to take a person down it is ridiculous, and all are combat friendly. We can, however,organize the takedowns, as I have done in my Forty Monkeys Course, but there is a concept which make taking a person down extremely easy. This concept depends upon inserting intention into the person’s space.
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Aikido,
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Thursday, June 4th, 2009 at
4:01 am
Today we’ll talk about tips for teaching kids specific Judo moves, and
which Judo moves will work best for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I’ll say that at our Baltimore Martial Arts Gym, we have found it much easier to teach kids Judo than to teach them Jiu Jitsu.
For very young children (3 to 7 year olds), start with the Osoto Gari.This is because the throw is relatively simple. Make sure the kids are chest to chest. Don’t let them swing their legs out and behind their opponent’s legs because that's a surefire way to get taken down.
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seio nage,
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