Bobbe Edmonds - Pecut Pencak Silat Lecture Vidclips

Pencak Silat Pecut lecture given at the Edmonds Martial Arts Academy.The things I am speaking of in this series of drills and lectures takes time and effort in training to understand. They're advanced concepts, and the application of them will differ from practitioner to practitioner. Don't allow yourself to be blinded by people spouting a magic bullet technique, or some preposterous lineage bullsh!t. FIND THE TRUTH FOR YOURSELF! The only...

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IN MEMORY OF: Ramon Dekkers (September 4, 1969 – February 27, 2013)

Muay Thai/Kickboxing great Ramon Dekkers passed away today. He was an 8-time Muay Thai World Champion and held a record of 186-33-2 with 95 KO’s. He was one of the non-Thais to go into Thailand and win to become a champion. He died at the age of 43, after reportedly feeling light headed while training on his bike, in Breda, The Netherlands. RIP Champ Copied from:  http://liverkick.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2332%3Adutch-kickboxing-legend-ramon-dekkers-passes-away-at-age-43&catid=34%3Ademo-content...

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Bobbe Edmonds - The Importance of Flow

Introduction I will fail at explaining this. Ultimately, I have to – there has never really been a successful literary definition of "flow" for the martial arts, and definitions change with perspective and ability. I stand with a long line of distinguished attempts, though: Dan Inosanto, Herman Suwanda, Bob Orlando, Cacoy Canete…in this respect, I'm in good company. I'm going to attempt to make dozens of points about flow, but nothing is going...

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Bobbe Edmonds - Perception in the Martial Arts

“Laugh, if you want to, or say you don’t care. If you cannot see it, you think it’s not there …It doesn’t work that way.” - Devo Introduction During WWII, the Germans designed three specially equipped U-Boats to discover what secret weapon the Allies were using to detect & destroy their submarines was. The U-Boats were fitted with wall-to-wall state-of-the-art (for Germany, at that time) seismic and radio receiving equipment...

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Bobbe Edmonds - Posture, Structure, Stance and Mobility

Introduction     Motion is to Pencak Silat what Rooted stances are to Karate.     Stance + Posture = Structure     Structure + Footwork = Mobility     Structure divided by Footwork = Mobility vs. Stability     In the above equations I am using the following terms and definitions in a calculated formulae: Stance: The position and transition of all...

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Dr. George Thompson - Using tactical communication effectively

Street truth #1:  The Peace Officer knows what phrases create peace and what phrases create conflict (see my previous columns) but the Peace Warrior also knows some "hidden truths" unknown to most. Perhaps the most important of these is what we teach in TAC COM (Verbal Judo): When upset, people never say what they mean!   This knowledge keeps us safer. When we answer calls, for example, upset and angry people often berate us....

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Dr. George Thompson - Talking the talk of peace: The Peace Warrior

In my last piece, I talked about 7 things never to say ( Part 1 & Part 2 ), and why. Now I want to provide a balance by presenting some phrases that should be said...often! We teach in Tactical Communication (Verbal Judo) that "Natural Language" is disastrous. If, as peace officers, we allow words to rise readily to our lips, we are liable to create speeches we live to regret! Our 'inner voice' expresses our real feelings, and since...

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Dr. George Thompson - 7 Things Never to Say to Anyone, and Why Part 2

Introduction In Part 1 of this special PoliceOne.com series, I shared the first four of seven things I suggest you never say to anyone: "Hey you! Come here!" "Calm down!" "I'm not going to tell you again!" "Be more reasonable!" Now, I'll share three more… 5. "BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE RULES" (or "THAT'S THE LAW!")  If ever there was a phrase that irritates people and makes you look weak, this is it! If you are enforcing rules/laws...

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Dr. George Thompson - 7 Things Never to Say to Anyone, and Why Part 1

Introduction Safety lies in knowledge. If you deal with cagey street people, or indeed difficult people at all, anywhere, you need to watch your tongue! The "cocked tongue" can be more lethal than the 9 millimeter or the 45. In part one of this special two-part series for PoliceOne.com, I'll share the first four of a total of seven commonly used statements that can work against you. 1. "HEY YOU! COME HERE!"   ...

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Suzette Haden Elgin - A New Verbal Attack Pattern?

INTRODUCTION Those of you who are familiar with my Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense materials are also familiar with the set of English Verbal Attack Patterns (VAPs). (Like "If you REALLY loved me, YOU wouldn't [X]....." and so on.) I think I've found a new one, and that pleases me; that doesn't happen very often, and it hasn't happened in years. This pattern -- "Don't tell ME [X]...." -- came to my attention when I saw an example...

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