Trying to Get Real
I'm trying to get real, to teach fighting techniques that actually work in a situation where you might be unprepared, and facing someone big and mean. [...]
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Articles by Wael
Urban Safety Tips, Part 2 – Walking Down the Street with Your Lady
These are some simple tips for staying safe when you're out walking with your lady. [...]
Urban Safety Tips, Part 1 – Buildings and Sidewalks
Self-defense and urban safety do not begin when the fists start flying. We should build good safety habits that eventually become second nature. [...]
Promoted in Kempo
I was recently promoted to shodan (1st degree black belt) in Matsumura Shorin-Ryu Kempo, a style of karate that comes from Okinawa, Japan. [...]
Hapkido Ground Fighting
Hapkido ground techniques are not like Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu because our goal is to strike or break, get free and get to our feet. [...]
Security Specials – Hapkido Come-Alongs
I've put together a list of 24 "Security Specials" - escort techniques or police locks. They are used to control a person without injury. [...]
A Shovel Kata? Why Not?
I have begun creating shovel techniques. As a starting point, I am using Okinawan techniques that I learned for the bo and eku (boat oar). [...]
Maphilindo Silat, Octopus Series
This week in class we worked the Octopus series from Maphilindo Silat. Maphilindo is the personal Silat style of Guro Dan Inosanto, the famous teacher of Southeast Asian martial arts. [...]
Fresno Hapkido Class Continues
Hapkido in Fresno is an ongoing class available to men and women of all ages. [...]
Surprising Crossovers Between Martial Arts
Certain martial arts moves seem to be almost universal, found across a wide variety of arts. This constantly surprises me, though I suppose it shouldn't, since the human body is the human body, and there are only so many ways it can move and bend. [...]
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