Dave Lomas Articles

Dec
28
Update: Well, I joined the group … and unsubscribed a week later. It turns out the Martial Arts Writers group on Facebook is too general for me. I wanted a group that focused on martial arts “writing” … publishing, getting... Read More | Comments Off


Putting It All On Video

Nov
22
I’m often asked why I don’t record what I know onto video. After all, isn’t that the best way to learn? I have lots of reasons for NOT recording all of my martial arts into a visual lesson. Are you interested in my reasoning?... Read More | Comments Off


Free Martial Arts eBook or Video

Nov
18
Free Martial Arts eBook or Video Take eleven-and-a-half minutes and watch a video with an important lesson on how to improve in the martial arts. Here’s the new parable in video format. It’s about a teen who is frustrated in the martial arts. He just can’t... Read More | Comments Off


Escaping The Bear Hug

Oct
18
Escaping The Bear Hug . . by Keith Pascal . I think the key to making any of the following suggestions work is the timing … then when of trying to counter a bear hug. Keep that in mind as you read these tips. Imagine that a big hulk (minus... Read More | Comments Off


Glance Information From The Enemy

Oct
11
I often ask, “Wouldn’t it be cool to be able to read your opponent’s mind?” Getting clues and learning to “read” your opponent is probably the closest we’ll come to mind-reading, at least in the near... Read More | Comments Off


knife at throat elbow control

Oct
03
Imagine that some bad guy, the enemy, has crept up behind you, and now has a knife at your throat. What do you do? Well, many martial artists are now dealing with the knife in what they deem a more “elegant solution.” Unfortunately,... Read More | Comments Off


Dr. Oz’s Weight Gains

Sep
15
Dr. Oz’s Weight Gains Every Fall, someone comes out with, what they think is, an amazing revelation; we gain weight between the end of summer and the end of the year. This year, Dr. Oz reminds us of what I think is fairly obvious. It doesn’t take a genius to... Read More | Comments Off


Training Motivation Tip

Aug
30
Do you ever have difficulty getting the oomph to train? Is it sometimes a hassle to practice martial arts? Do you with you had a training motivation tip that worked? Not to brag, but some call me the master of martial-arts motivation. At least,... Read More | Comments Off


Attitude Ready to Fight Attitude

Aug
21
Recently, we spent an evening at the county fair. A Friday evening with crowds of people means that you have to be especially aware. Believe it or not, I saw what I would call an error of attitude ready to fight attitude. Let me explain … Security... Read More | Comments Off


how to fight stopkick error

Aug
15
Several martial artists have written me recently asking about timing in their stop kicks. For some reason, their kicks aren’t very effective to stop a low-line attack. My response was to create the following how-to-fight tip video. I posted... Read More | Comments Off