Epic Martial Arts Blog

How to bark….

Published on 2012-02-10 14:21:12

Here's another great post called How to bark…. from the excellent Epic Martial Arts Blog | Or more precisely how to get the disinclined to bark…. In a comment on an earlier post Boris B asked for some tips on how to get people who can’t let go sufficiently to vocalise whilst striking. Often people will feel awkward about ‘barking’ when striking. People can feel a bit silly, ironic really if they are wearing pyjamas and bowing to each other! With kids its easy enough, they usually love

How to… one inch punch

Published on 2012-02-03 14:10:19

Here's another great post called How to… one inch punch from the excellent Epic Martial Arts Blog | I literally stumbled upon a blog post concerning the one inch punch, specifically Bruce Lee performing the punch on a judoka. Personally, I always thought it was a bit of a myth but did come across people who could indeed manage a one inch punch. People talk about ki expression when they try to explain the phenomenon. An old friend of mine showed me the one inch punch; he did tai chi and wa

Alignment during a technique

Published on 2012-01-27 13:02:38

Here's another great post called Alignment during a technique from the excellent Epic Martial Arts Blog | Some time ago on the now defunct United Goju Forum Steve Rowe wrote that anyone could kick head height as long as the alignment was correct. This was met with some scepticism and derision, one poster wrote that there’d be a line of people from his club wanting assistance. At the time I didn’t quite get it but at Primal last year in one session Steve Morris showed this statement