JKD vs MMA

Feb
03
Martial Arts Definitions This really isn’t a blog post about a Jeet Kune Do fighter taking on a MMA fighter; rather, it’s about the confusion of ‘mixing martial arts” with “Mixed Martial Arts” (MMA). Mixed... Read More | 11


Martial Arts Video War

Jan
21
Martial Arts Video War As a test, I recently sent out two martial-arts videos to subscribers of two of my other lists. One video was 15 minutes long; the other was a 3-minute vid. Do you know which video is selling the most copies of How to End the Fight with One... Read More | Comments Off


Blocking First

Jan
14
Blocking first doesn’t really appeal to me…. I think it was a good tactic for its time, but that time has passed. Here’s what made me think of blocking order, today: My mother! Bless her is so anti-Internet-computer-cell-phone... Read More | 2


Martial Arts Disadvantage to Advantage

Dec
14
Martial Arts Disadvantage to Advantage Attack By Drawing: Turning a Disadvantage into a Benefit by Keith Pascal In the most traditional definition of Attack by Drawing, your enemy sees an opening, goes for it, and is faked out. In your mind, you created the opening in order to catch... Read More | 2


Attack By Drawing

Dec
14
Are you familiar with Bruce Lee’s 5 Ways of Attack? Well, the next blog entry is going to explore an aspect of Bruce’s last category of attack. I’ll show you how to turn a weakness into a strength … when it relates to... Read More | 4


Bruce Lee’s Game of Death Lesson

Dec
03
Bruce Lee’s Game of Death Lesson The Game of Death by Keith Pascal Have you seen any of the incarnations of Bruce Lee’s last, uncompleted film, The Game of Death? Note: My favorite is A Warrior’s Journey, directed by John Little. In the movie, Bruce Lee has to... Read More | 9


Speeches and Threats

Nov
28
This martial-arts article was posted on the old KerwinBenson.com web site. I have updated it a bit. Let me know what you think… No Speeches, No Threats, Just … Looking For a Fight … I think it’s my goal in life to help... Read More | Comments Off


pure self defense

Nov
22
pure self defense Do you focus on practical self-defense techniques? This is going to sound weird, but if you are NOT into competitions, then I feel that you need an edge or an advantage in a real-world fight. Follow my reasoning: Your Techniques Are Your Tools Have... Read More | Comments Off


Add an Extra Beat

Oct
28
Extra Beat I just finished reviewing a magic video for a famous magician. In his video, he talks about the rhythm in the revelation of the effect. Immediately, I saw a martial-arts connection…. In the trick, there are really two effects... Read More | 10


Centerline Theory For Martial Arts

Jun
23
New Centerline Theory by Keith Pascal Rubberband Analogy Instead Broomsticks Through the Head Simon wrote asking for more explaining of centerline principles. I thought of one analogy that has nothing to do with poles down through the top of... Read More | Comments Off