High or Low Energy Private Lessons
Whether I teach a high or low energy private lesson depends on the client’s energy level. One of my clients (Rosh) drove this point home during our lesson last week. He had gone to bed early the night before exhausted and admitted that he had…
A Look Back on 2023
Well, this has been an eventful year for my wife and I. Fortunately, the year is ending on a good note. Hip Replacement As many of you know, my right hip was replaced in January. The day of the surgery was a bit crazy. My…
Becoming the Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man was one of my favourite shows growing up in the 1970s. I also loved the spin-off, The Bionic Woman. I confess that I had a crush on Lindsay Wagner, who played Jaime Sommers, the Bionic Woman. 🙂 Anyway, I watched…
Randomly Breaking The Rhythm
This past weekend, I conducted a three-hour grading for several students. All of them are private clients. That is, they all have trained with me one-on-one since March 2020. For many, this was the first time they had seen each other since the beginning of…
The Different Cobra Kai Dojos
My wife and I recently binge-watched Season 5 of “Cobra Kai” and immensely enjoyed it. I loved every bit of it! It looks like Season 6 is possible, although Netflix, as of this post, has not committed to it. Realistically, I think this show’s writers…
Hunting for Disarm #2
If you are not able to view this video, click here. In last week’s post, Where’s Disarm #1? I covered the first basic Modern Arnis disarm and demonstrated how to find it within Flow Drill #2. I do the same thing in the above video…
Where’s Disarm #1?
Learning stick disarms is an essential part of training in Filipino martial arts. In Modern Arnis, there is one basic disarm per angle. One can then apply this to any angle. The current progression that I teach is: Repeating the same basic 12 stick disarms…
The Geezer Phase of Being A Martial Artist
Last Friday, I had back-to-back private lessons with a pair of brothers. As always, I was active with them, pushing them hard and expanding their martial horizons. I had a lot of fun with them. However, the aftermath was brutal. My right hip became quite…
Parole Is Coming!
Heeeeyo! Ontario announced today that they would ease capacity restrictions starting Thursday (February 17th) and abolish proof of vaccination requirements. However, Ontario has not said whether they will still require masks to be worn indoors. We should learn more in the next few days. In…
2021 Wrap Up
Looking Back What a crazy year it has been! Here is a quick recap. Ontario went into an initially moderate lockdown (December 2020 to the end of March) and then morphed into a hard lockdown (April to mid-June of this year). As a result, I…