James Coburn would've been 85 yrs old today!

Source pic: A Certain Cinema Today, please remember James Coburn. He gave us memories of the ultra-cool "Britt" (The Magnificent Seven), or The President's Analyst, or Speed in Charles Bronson's Hard Times or John H. Mallory in Sergio Leone's Duck, You Sucker! (aka A Fistful of Dynamite). You of course remember the James Bond spoofs where he played suave Derek Flint, right? But for Bruce Lee fans, we know him as a student of Bruce Lee's. With...

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Vunak's Top 50 Combat Secrets Ch. 20

Chapter 20 – The double progressive indirect attack (the greatest fake in the world). When two novices are throwing blows at each other, the likely hood that these will be exaggerated single direct attacks is about 99%. When we watch John Wayne movies (or most television shows for that matter) we see the director’s idea of a fight. Exaggerated single direct attacks. It would be easy to extrapolate from various examples, that man kind...

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Vunak's Top 50 Combat Secrets Ch. 19

Chapter 19 – The Power of the Fork Not a pitch fork, not a spoon and fork, not a fork lift, not a fork in the road, but a fork in chess. This is an offensive move that, not only attacks one piece, but it attacks two pieces simultaneously. For all of you non chess players, imagine two pawns 20 feet apart, and a horse gallops right in the center, the horse is now 10 feet from each pawn. With one leap he could get either one. If the pawn...

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19th-Century Samurai Training Text Deciphered

A photograph taken around 1860 showing a Samurai in full armor with sword. Within two decades of this photo being taken the Samurai would effectively be abolished and Japan would move to a conscript army that would largely consist of peasants. 19th-Century Samurai Training Text Deciphered A training text, used by a martial arts school to teach members of the bushi (samurai) class, has been deciphered, revealing the rules samurai were expected...

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DVD Sale: Savate and La Canne - ends tomorrow 8/31/2013

If you are interested in Savate or La Canne, please check out my friend's, Craig Gemeiner, DVD sale at: Bootfighter Catalogue I'm sorry I posted this on short notice as the Sale ends tomorrow. I neglected to post this earlier in the week when I found out via Facebook. Although I consider Craig my friend, I've put in my order for the Savate/Defense Dans La Rue DVD bundle, normally $99.95, on sale for $40! Also, in the past I've bought the...

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Vunak's Top 50 Combat Secrets Ch. 18

Chapter 18 – What Makes Us Different ? In our martial art careers, just as we want to protect our families, we also want to protect our respective businesses. In the 40 years that I have been training martial arts, I’ve seen some very original people in my days. People that we would now look at and regard as pioneers. However, each of these pioneers, has had detractors, each of these pioneers has had imitators. Although they say imitation...

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Vunak's Top 50 Combat Secrets Ch. 17

Chapter 17 - The Flagship of Kettlebells This week I would like to discuss the values of the kettlebell. It has completely changed my morphology, increased my speed, and I haven't been in injured in 5 years since I met Singh. Additionally, what Singh does goes beyond the kettlebell training as he puts in his Tai-Chi and Nei-Gong and his other specific Indian exercises. Singh calls this whole thing -Action Strength. So, without further adieu,...

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UFC Fight Night 6 - Karo Parisyan X Diego Sanchez - animated GIF's

Yesterday was Karo Parisyan's 31st birthday. I made these animated GIF's in his honor from his August 17, 2006 match held in UFC Fight Night 6. This fight may have been the Fight of the Year, lots of action back and forth between the 2 fighters! These GIF's highlight Karo Parisyan. Round 1 Highlights of Karo Parisyan's Throws/Takedowns Round 2 Round 3 Round 3 - Diego Sanchez's knee knocks a tooth out from...

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IN MEMORY OF: Remy Presas (Dec 19, 1936 - Aug 28, 2001)

Source pic:  Journal of Asian Martial Arts Today marks the 12th anniversary of Grandmaster Remy Presas' passing. Reposting a Black Belt magazine article in his honor. RIP GM Presas Modern-Arnis Techniques Master Remy Presas: A Stick-Combat Legend Remembered (Part 1) by Jeffrey J. Delaney – January 28, 2013 Editor’s Note: This article was originally published as “Remy Presas, Founder of Modern...

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BIRTHDAY: Happy 31st Birthday Karo Parisyan!

Source pic:  UFC.com Today marks the 31st birthday of Karo "The Heat" Parisyan!! May he enjoy many more victories in the Octagon and have many more successful judo throws! Highlight clip UFC 94 - Karo Parisyan X Dong Hyun Kim January 31, 2009   Karo wins via a controversial split decision, however, after the fight, he tested positive for banned painkillers (which he claimed he had a prescription for his back...

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Karo Parisyan - Judo for MMA Vol 5-6 (Full videos)

In honor of Karo Parisyan's 31st birthday today, I am posting his martial arts instructional series. The video below contains 2 volumes. Enjoy! Judo for Mixed Martial Arts is the first instructional series ever produced on how to effectively use the power of Judo for real No Holds Barred fighting! Starring Karo Parisyan, 4 time International Judo champion and Ultimate Fighter, this series breaks down the most powerful throws that can...

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Karo Parisyan - Judo for MMA Vol 3-4 (Full videos)

In honor of Karo Parisyan's 31st birthday today, I am posting his martial arts instructional series. The video below contains 2 volumes. Enjoy! Judo for Mixed Martial Arts is the first instructional series ever produced on how to effectively use the power of Judo for real No Holds Barred fighting! Starring Karo Parisyan, 4 time International Judo champion and Ultimate Fighter, this series breaks down the most powerful throws that can...

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Karo Parisyan - Judo for MMA Vol 1-2 (Full videos)

In honor of Karo Parisyan's 31st birthday today, I am posting his martial arts instructional series. The video below contains 2 volumes. Enjoy! Judo for Mixed Martial Arts is the first instructional series ever produced on how to effectively use the power of Judo for real No Holds Barred fighting! Starring Karo Parisyan, 4 time International Judo champion and Ultimate Fighter, this series breaks down the most powerful throws that can...

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Dan Inosanto: Martial arts legend comes back home to Stockton, CA

A hat tip to Guro Marc Denny for this entry from his post to the Dog Brothers Martial Arts Facebook Group: Dan Inosanto, right, demonstrates a move with Joel Clark during Saturday's seminar on the Filipino martial art of escrima at the Podesto Impact Teen Center. Inosanto, who grew up in Stockton's Little Manila and is widely recognized as the heir to Bruce Lee, is the world's foremost martial artist.  CALIXTRO ROMIAS/The Record By Kevin...

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