In this short article, I will be jotting down post thoughts right after my 10:00am in Muay Thai Class on structure and targeting. This is also the first article in a new category of my blog called the Coaches Journal where I intend to document the classes I teach. Its purpose is to enhance the …
My son would show his success on growing his TikTok channel. Over 250,000 followers and counting. Good job! Then he’d talk about how he did it and how I could do the same. Being on social media sabbatical for a few years now, TikTok seemed like a good medium to use for a return. “But …
Common Dailies On any given day, waking up at 5am to include Sundays, the first thing I try to do is appreciate the sunrise. My bed’s placement happens to have a window that faces east so when I open my eyes, I can see it, appreciate it and remember that its a new day for …
Filipino Martial Arts, in my opinion, is the most comprehensive fighting system of the world as it includes all aspects of fighting categorized in the 12 areas of Kali as taught by the Lacoste-Inosanto system. In my studies of being a martial artist, I’ve compressed them down to three areas of interest which are weaponry, …
For a long time, I wanted to do a legacy project on the martial arts that I know and studied. I figured I’d dump my entire brain on my personal website from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai, Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Martial Arts and Silat. In the past, I’ve attempted to categorize it, be creative …
Motivation is a simple thing yet can be a challenge to access it. The question you have to answer is, Why do you do what you do? Once you can answer this important question, you can access the hard work inside of you. You can do it!
In this article, I’d like to suggest a paradigm shift to associate the word Discipline to systems of practice. There are eight disciplines, in my opinion, that are distinct as this word is misused too often in the world today. It becomes synonymous with undesired work, consequences, and any negative association people can think of. …
Too Much Information Available There is an abundant amount of resources when it comes to training in the martial arts. They all claim that they are the best one for you and that they are the best choice. True, but the only reason that it is true is because those people chose it. Of course …
Want to get your Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training at home but don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars? If all you need is something super simple, check out this video that show you how to make your own with what you will likely have at home. After building this, I thought this is a great …
Want to train at home but don’t have a training partner? In FMA, there isn’t very many options out there for training equipment. I decided to craft this Filipino Martial Arts training dummy prototype to see if I can at least influence the creativity on building something for our community. The objective was to to …