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I find that people in general rarely think about how to defend themselves. Precious few have built structures and habits into their life for preparedness and awareness. Sadly, they often become a statistic! I study and teach self-defense to help others have mindset and techniques to defend themselves. There are several mindset focal points and…

There are plenty of people training martial arts techniques. But many don’t ever train strategy or know how to use the techniques they are learning! They don’t pressure-test the techniques or spar. Often, they don’t have any real strategies for how to apply techniques in a way that work. Let’s get something out of the…

Many people who train in any form of fighting tend to think their art is the best. They might be partially correct, but they are missing a lot if they haven’t cross-trained. Sadly,  hubris has kept them from finding an Art that is capable of fighting in every range!  Jeet Kune Do is the answer…

Before we talk about these myths, there is a context that each of us should have that is often overlooked. We need to understand that there are literally thousands of scenarios that could happen where you might need to defend yourself or a loved one! It could happen at a concert, the mall, an intruder…

Several people have asked me for the full written out meaning of the salutation that goes along with the “Bow-in” in Kali class. It is deep and meaningful especially when you think about it’s original context in the Philippines! I find it has equal meaning for me today in mine. Realizing these two contexts juxtaposed…