As a martial arts instructor, how do you measure student progress? How does the martial arts student measure it? How the student’s family measure it?
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What are Your Standards of Excellence in Your Martial Arts School?
By John Graden on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 | 2 Comments
Joe Lewis Broken Rhythm Attack Demo (2:30 minutes)
By John Graden on Monday, March 5th, 2012 | 1 Comment
Joe Lewis, training partner of Bruce Lee demonstrates his broken rhythm attack.
Read More...Is Your Martial Arts School Guilty of False Advertising?
By John Graden on Wednesday, December 1st, 2010 | 3 Comments
I also see a lot of instructors who couldn’t defend themselves from a harsh wind advertising self-defense to the public and to me that is false advertising.
Read More...How to Teach Sparring
By John Graden on Saturday, November 27th, 2010 | 1 Comment
PERSONAL CONTACT VS. FULL CONTACT By John Graden Few areas of training can define martial arts spirit more clearly than sparring. From 1984 until about 1989, I was training three times a week in a dark, dirty boxing gym with American karate legend Joe Lewis, the retired world heavyweight kickboxing champion. The only reason we [...]
Read More...Martial Arts Expert Explains Neck-Breaking Takedown
By John Graden on Thursday, November 4th, 2010 | No Comments
Martial Arts Expert Explains Neck-Breaking Takedown
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