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Fights are fights, sports are sports
Hello Everyone I want to talk about the difference between sport fighting and fighting. The cynics will likely say something...
thomaskenpo925
Mar 172 min read
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Way too much, way too soon
Hello everyone, I wanted to speak on something that I think about often, and this is especially for those beginning their martial...
thomaskenpo925
Mar 132 min read
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Training for sport or for real
Folks, I have more of an observation more than anything today. Years ago, I watched the first season of the ultimate fighter on...
thomaskenpo925
Feb 242 min read
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How well do you respond to pressure?
Hello everyone, I have recently seen a couple of sparring demonstrations. They seemed fluid in their movements, as if they had...
thomaskenpo925
Feb 222 min read
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What is the best style? (For You)
Guys, After my earlier ravings about styles, you might think that this would be a less than serious post. But it is not. For many...
thomaskenpo925
Feb 133 min read
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Ninja night at the dojo?
Nope, you heard this right folks, ninja night at the dojo. Not just ninja night mind you, pizza parties, Little Dragons sleepovers, you...
thomaskenpo925
Feb 32 min read
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How reliable is your technique?
Do you have it when it matters? In my endless quest for martial arts reality and practicality, I have come across literally...
thomaskenpo925
Jan 302 min read
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Can you hurt someone badly?
Do you have it inside you? Hey folks, this may be an odd question to some. But my question is, do you have the mental toughness...
thomaskenpo925
Jan 302 min read
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Do you train weapon disarms?
Folks, On of the most controversial issues in martial arts is the subject of weapon disarms. Most of us have seen super fantastic...
thomaskenpo925
Jan 273 min read
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Tournaments are horrible these days!
Now I know that this title may offend some people. I honestly cannot say that I care a whole lot about that. I may care about YOU, but...
thomaskenpo925
Jan 122 min read
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Books to read for all of you interested
Folks, For all of you who enjoy martial arts philosophy and stuff, make sure that you check out the following books. Now, to some of you...
thomaskenpo925
Nov 1, 20241 min read
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Where are your limits?
Guys, In the athletic world, it is a very common expression that we must" give 110%". Now we, know that 100% is all that we can give,...
thomaskenpo925
Nov 1, 20241 min read
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How useful are combinations?
In the old days of traditional martial arts, there was very much an all or nothing attitude. The original founders and students of the...
thomaskenpo925
Nov 1, 20243 min read
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Do you train weapon disarms?
Folks, One of the most controversial issues in martial arts is the subject of weapon disarms. Many traditional stylists will tell you...
thomaskenpo925
Jul 12, 20242 min read
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How Tournaments have changed
Hey there, Now folks, I speak on this subject because of what I have recently witnessed. There are a lot of tournaments out there these...
thomaskenpo925
Jul 12, 20243 min read
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The dishonor of cutting weight
Folks, I am going to jump ALL over a subject that most fight fans see as " just the way things are." That thing is cutting weight. It is...
thomaskenpo925
Jun 28, 20243 min read
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What is the best style? (For You)
Guys, After my earlier posted ravings about best styles, you might think that this would be a tongue in cheek post. But it is not. For...
thomaskenpo925
Jun 17, 20243 min read
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How useful are combinations really?
In the old days of traditional martial arts, there was very much an all or nothing attitude. The original founders and students of the...
thomaskenpo925
Jun 17, 20243 min read
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And you know I love kids
It is almost with a sad heart that I make this post/observation. When I was a kid, ya know back when we rode chariots to school, martial...
thomaskenpo925
Jun 17, 20242 min read
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How Grappling Arts have failed you
Today, I am going to jump on the practitoners of brazilian jiu-jitsu and submission grappling. Now, I am a fan and a practitioner of...
thomaskenpo925
Jun 17, 20242 min read
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