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Second Thing: Context Part I
“It's not enough that you believe what you see. You must also understand what you see.”         ...
Sep 24, 2019
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First Things First
So… what are we talking about here? The whole idea of self-defense and the idea of learning to f...
Sep 22, 2019
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What is Warrior Flow?
 “Proficiency fosters competence, which enables you to stand in that space between courage and ...
Sep 15, 2019
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Let Us In Remembrance - Stand Up
  Every year we have remembrances, every year it seems like for many it becomes more and more, ...
Sep 11, 2019
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Lessons from My Masters: 42 Final Observations – The Sum of Battle
 “Close combat, man to man, is plainly to be regarded as the real basis of combat.” Carl v...
Aug 31, 2019
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The Myth Of “Grappling” For Self Defense
A virtual "war" has waged for decades in the martial arts world regarding the effectiveness of ...
Aug 30, 2019
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Lessons from My Masters 4I Observations The Grandmaster Chronicles Part XIII
 “Nature never breaks her own laws.” Leonardo da Vinci This will be the last installment ...
Aug 10, 2019
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Lessons from My Masters 40 Observations The Grandmaster Chronicles Part XII
 “Deep knowledge is to be aware of disturbance before disturbance, to be aware of danger before...
Jul 24, 2019
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Lessons from My Masters 39: Observations - The Grandmaster Chronicles - Part XI
 First of all, I want to say that it’s good to be back in the saddle. As most of you know I was...
Jul 02, 2019
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