You would think so, but in fact a large percentage of top MMA fighters come from precisely that sort of wrestling background where they are used...
Absolute deal breaker for me. The only possible exception might be if the teacher was a highly in-demand coach with a proven track record of...
Not just Aikido, although that tends to be a prime example. I encountered a lot of it during my time training in the Bujinkan and I've seen the...
Yeah, that's probably the reason that the Dog Brothers don't make their gatherings into tournaments or award championships. People just show up...
It's a trade-off. The ankle pick requires you to get lower and has some of the disadvantages you mention. On the other hand, it can give...
I think this is key. If they made it into a professional sport where there was a paycheck on the line for winning, I think there would be a lot...
Speaking as a BJJ practitioner, there is certainly potential validity in most of the Aikido techniques I've seen. I've even been caught by a...
The sparring at Dog Brothers gatherings is full contact with minimal protective gear (typically fencing mask, hockey gloves, and cup, although I...
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This is why light-contact sparring is more productive when the participants have some experience with hard contact sparring. That way they have a...
I can guarantee you that we don’t keep students coming to train longer in BJJ by having belt ranks farther apart. If anything, we weed out the...
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