The rediscovery and growing popularity of Indian Clubs may well be the decade’s most interesting development concerning modern restorative and martial arts in American culture.
Club Swinging: An Ancient Restorative Art for the Modern Martial Artist
Posted in Martial Arts.
– March 8, 2010
Mixed Martial Arts and Competitive Fighting vs. Reality: How Rules Change Fighting
Many people believe that competitive fighting, particularly mixed martial arts (MMA) is a very realistic example of how real world fighting works. However, reality is extremely different from competitive fighting. Fighting with any sort of rule set and prescribed environment greatly alters how a fight would actually happen.
Posted in Martial Arts.
– March 1, 2010
Jealousy and Anger
In today’s FC Youth class I noticed some students getting angry and jealous with each other. These are interesting emotions that both kids and quite frankly adults don’t truly understand. I would like to discuss my experiences with these in more detail so that you can better recognize the signs and understand the conditions associated with both emotions.
Lets start with the definitions:
Jealousy is an emotion and typically refers to the negative thoughts and feelings of insecurity, fear, and anxiety over an anticipated loss of something that the person values, such as a relationship, friendship, or love. Jealousy often consists of a combination of emotions such as anger, sadness, and disgust. Jealousy is a familiar experience in human relationships. It has been observed in infants five months old and older.
Anger is an emotion. The physical effects of anger include increased heart rate, blood pressure, and levels of adrenaline and noradrenalin. Some view anger as part of the fight or flight brain response to the perceived threat of harm. Anger becomes the predominant feeling behaviorally, cognitively, and physiologically when a person makes the conscious choice to take action to immediately stop the threatening behavior of another outside force. Anger can have many physical and mental consequences.
What causes these emotions to surface?
Let me explain…
In all of us we have two mental self images that reflect our thoughts about who we are in this world. One is a Hidden ‘Negative’ self Image and the other Projected ‘Positive’ self Image.
The hidden ‘negative’ self image is formed by all the stories in someone’s mind about failure or “not being good enough” and “unlovable”. The Projected ‘positive’ self image is formed by images of perfection. To be successful or “good enough” and “loveable”. These two opposite images cause lots of internal turmoil in kids and adults. I see it all the time at FightClub and in life.
All human beings want attention and the most familiar form is love. This comes originally from your mother and father as they raised you from a newborn. Parents hold a young child nurturing it with love and attention constantly to comfort it. If the parents don’t do this the baby will cry till the attention and loves does comes. This same scenario plays out as we get older we just have more experiences to draw upon. Let me repeat again, if love is given you feel ‘good enough’ if it’s not given you feel ‘not good enough’.
Lets say someone withholds attention (love) the hidden ‘negative’ self image comes to someone’s forethought conjuring up hurt, fear, pain and loneliness. The by-products of this reaction are jealousy and anger, two very powerful and destructive emotions.
Lets say someone gives attention (love), the Projected ‘positive’ self image comes to someone’s forethought conjuring up joy, confidence, and happiness. The by-product of this reaction is evident in all wonderful things known to human kind! If someone is truly loved unconditionally they do not feel jealousy or anger.
What does this mean for everyone?
At FightClub, as teachers give all students attention. It means love and will do wonderful things for learning. If you see the emotions of jealousy and anger appear in class immediately communicate (talk) to the students and try understanding. The combination of attention and communication in most case will fix the problem.
In your own personal lives remember to communicate and give attention to the people you love. All the problems come when you don’t do those things. Fuel peoples projected ‘positive’ self image, not their hidden ‘negative’ self image. By doing so you will help them discover their true potential in life and respect and honor them as an individual.
Is there any greater thing you can do for someone?
With Respect and Honor,
Emmanuel Manolakakis
Posted in FightClub.
– February 22, 2010
Mikhail Ryabko Shares Knife Exercises
Some great footage of a martial art master at work…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFVEnskNTRc&feature=related
Enjoy,
emmanuel
Posted in Martial Arts.
– February 15, 2010
Strength Training For Martial Arts
Martial Art lays a lot of emphasis on agility, mobility, speed, power and strength. Strength training enhances the overall performance of individuals in this sport and prevents them from ending up with an injury. The most prominent benefits of training for martial arts are:
It increases the body tone.
It enhances the strength of muscles, ligaments, tendons and makes them tough.
It significantly decreases the risk of injury.
It improves the metabolic rate of the body.
It improves body awareness and concentration.
It increases self confidence.
It increases bone density.
http://www.bodybuildingtipsguide.com/Strength-Training/Martial-Arts.htm
Posted in Martial Arts.
– February 8, 2010
January 2010 – Knife Seminar
I great seminar full of lots of information about how to utilize knife training to enhance your martial arts skills. As a weapon it has limited applications, but as a tool it has a much broader spectrum for learning. This seminar was about seeing the knife as a tool and exploring its possibilities as they relate to martial arts.
http://www.youtube.com/user/FightClubmma
Hope you enjoy,
emmanuel
Posted in Martial Arts.
– February 1, 2010
Review of Systema Seminar with Vladimir Vasiliev
From the archives. A detailed review of Vladimir’s 2003 seminar in New York City by an advanced aikido practitioner.
I have heard a lot about Vladimir Vasiliev over the last year, being introduced to the Russian Martial Art last year by George Ledyard Sensei of Aikido Eastside in Bellevue, Washington. This introduction also happened to coincide with last year’s Aiki Expo, where James Williams and Ken Good did some Systema-related demonstrations that intrigued me. At Ledyard Sensei’s recommendation, I ordered some tapes, and saw immediate overlap with Aikido, but also interesting differences.
Posted in Martial Arts.
– January 25, 2010
Developing mental and physical skills together
To get to the highest level of skill in any physical activity, it is necessary to develop a new style of focus.
Just like a goaltender, a defender’s success depends on what they bring to the situation – physically and mentally. Are you developing your mental skills during your martial arts practice or are you relying on the “attackers deficiencies”?
“As the level of play improves shooters are more accurate and powerful and the goalie can’t rely on the shooters deficiencies to be successful in the shot situation. They can no longer sit back and simply wait for the shooter to shoot. Now shot situation success depends more on what the goalie brings to the situation.”
http://www.goaliestore.com/board/inside-mask/75677-developing-mental-physical-skills-together.html
Posted in Martial Arts.
– January 18, 2010
Russian Systema’s Flow Training
A Progressive Alternative to Stimulus- Response Training
By Kevin Secours
“What is the ultimate goal of our training? Systema’s concerns transcend simple combat mechanics…It must increase humanity, not bypass it. After all, what value is there in learning to protect the self if the method you are ultimately using deteriorates or damages the being you are seeking to protect?”
http://www.montrealsystema.com/uploads/Russian_Systema_JAMA_Article.pdf
Posted in Martial Arts.
– January 11, 2010
Russian Martial Arts: An Introduction to Systema
Russian Martial Arts: An Introduction to Systema
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/645391/russian_martial_arts_an_introduction.html?cat=19
Posted in Martial Arts.
– January 4, 2010

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