The Art of the KO

We have a problem today...a big problem! - We want everything yesterday - For less $ (regardless of the value) - We want instant access - We don't want to train hard In order to accomplish anything of any substance...it takes time.  Learning should not take a long time, but perfecting your craft does. There is no FREE lunch...because anything free always comes with a catch. My goal for all those who I work with is to accelerate the learning process so that you can spend more time garnering the expertise that you want.  Look...no one goes into anything like Kyusho just to be mediocre.  If this was the case...most people would not bother. There are 4 steps to learning anything: - Unconscious Incompetence - You don't know you don't know it - Conscious Incompetence - You tried whatever it is and you were not good at it * This is the turning point...you either walk away and find something else to do or you continue on. - Conscious Competence -...

When is the best time to get Insurance? When is the best time to get Supplies for the house? When is the best time to get a security system for your house? ____________________________ The answer to all of the above is...BEFORE YOU NEED IT! After the fact...it will always cost you more and may be in short supply...because in a crisis...EVERYTHING becomes in short supply. So...when is the best time to learn how to defend yourself? Many people take up martial arts training after they get beat up, bullied, etc. The best time to get started is as soon as possible.  Not hard core fighting, but there are some that are drawn to that aspect of the martial arts. I believe that everyone should have at least a basic understanding of self defense. I remember in elementary school through high school, through college we would have fire drills.  Why you ask?  Go ahead...ask!  BECAUSE then you would know what to do on a basic level. It is important to ...

When we talk about positioning, we need to look at several factors involved. There are several elements such as: - Where you are in relation to your apartment - How fast your opponent is coming at you - How fast you react to your opponents attack - What you're wearing - How you are standing, etc.  There are ideal situations and that's one thing we do train. We also have to take into account what happens if the situation all of a sudden changed which would be called a snafu. The goal of my training, my personal training and how I instruct others is to become aware of where you are your surroundings etc. during the confrontation. But rather than teach ABC techniques, we are teaching people how to respond after the initial defense. So what I mean is the right hand comes at you and you successfully parry the movement, and now that I have successfully parried my opponent's initial attack,  I will be putting my body in a position that give me many...

How do you plan being spontaneous?   How do you practice this?   Is it spontaneous if you practice to do so? When you "install" certain habits, whether they be mental or physical, and through practice and training, you will have the chance to achieve this state of planned spontaneity. This can happen after years and years of practice.  One reason many people quit the martial arts...or most things for that matter is that they are not guided.  When I say guided, I mean that the teacher may not understand that each person has their own personal learning style (physical, visual, auditory, a combination of both, etc).  A good teacher, IMO, should be aware that each student has different learning needs and the training should be tailored slightly. Learning is not a "one size fits all." How you train will determine how you react in a given situation.  This does not mean that training should be "Pedal to the metal" from th...

     To be really fluent in any language...you must first be able to think in that language.  Latin based languages have different characteristics than English...as an example.  In English we may describe a car of a certain color as, "the blue car", while in Italian for example, the same description may read as, "la machina blu (the car blue).   As one becomes accostomed to languages, this becomes prevalent.   The study of Kyusho is the same...at least to me.  I have a simple intial part of my method (the PinPoint™ Method)...get out of the way.  This could encompass a simple leaving the scene, or if that is impossible...to avoid the initial attack and simultaneously put yourself in an optimal position to end the confrontation as quickly like as possible.   Though the study and training of the PinPoint™ Method, students and instructors are focused on the intial reaction first so that their targets "reveal" themselves almost immediately an...

Veritas - n. Latin, literally "truth, truthfulness," from verus "true" (see very ). Latin phrase in vino veritas is attributed to Pliny the Elder, though there is a Greek version of it. Kyusho is the study of how the body works.  It is a study of not only the self defense aspects of survival, but also the health aspects. For the purpose of today's discussion I am going to focus on Self Defense which includes: - Energy cultivation (Chi) - Body Dynamics - Pressure Point Striking - Pressure Point Grappling - Spinal Reflex and more! I am going to use Body Dynamics as the focal point of this post. When you have good Body Dynamics, you have good Energy cultivation.   When you have good Body Dynamics, you have better Pressure Point Striking. When you have good Body Dynamics, you have better Pressure Point Grappling. When you have good Body Dy...

Is there such a thing as the Ultimate Technique? In the original Karate Kid, Mr. Miyagi said, "Best block, no be there." So if this is true...then the best technique is one were you don't do one:-) For me, part of this concept / statement is missing. Each situation can determine the best technique for that situation.  So, no...there is no ultimate technique.  That does not mean that you do not train for different situations. Awhile ago I wrote about How Many Do you Need?   where we talked about how many techniques one should keep in their arsenal. Something to think about...the situation will determine the technique...not the other way around.  The amount of force used to defend oneself has to be proportional to the threat involved. With regards to Law Enforcement and the Military.  There is an ultimate sacrifice whereby they give their life in the line of duty.  In this case...the word Ultimate is proper. There is no ultimate techn...