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drilling grounded sweeps
MichaelTucker

Drilling Grounded Sweeps

Drilling Grounded Sweeps https://youtu.be/erQEuacT0ZM Last Saturday we practiced Fubi no kata from Shinden Fudo Ryu. The final move in the form is a double ankle

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drilling the grounded position
MichaelTucker

Drilling The Grounded Position

Drilling The Grounded Position https://youtu.be/40QfvRKX8Ic In real self defense, two elements are critical. 1) You need to stay conscious. 2) You need to be mobile.

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intro to sparring the touch drill
MichaelTucker

Intro To Sparring: Touch Drill

Intro To Sparring: Touch Drill https://youtu.be/HeVjnWkXhIo Most Bujinkan dojos don’t spar or drill with any level of resisting opponents. I think there are several reasons

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MichaelTucker

Drilling Koshi Kudaki

Drilling Koshi Kudaki https://youtu.be/j-3I_EM_8rM Our latest video on how to drill for koshi kudaki (stopping a hip throw). As with most of our drills, we

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defensive pistol training
MichaelTucker

Critique of 12 Gun Clichés

As is typical on social media (and too often among self defense instructors and students), many things that are actually complex topics get so boiled

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Neo knows kung fu.
MichaelTucker

You Don’t Know Kung Fu

Many people in my social circle who don’t train in martial arts will sometimes tell others that, “He knows karate.” Sometimes you’ll hear children that

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