If you are looking for simple and easy then this book probably isn’t for you. Judo isn’t easy… if it was then everyone would do it. Judo is a highly comprehensive martial art and combative sport and the…
Over all there seems to be a growing sentiment that many in the judo community are dissatisfied with the status quo of certain judo organizations and are seeking more authentic engagement in the sport. Typically, a BJJ player…
If Boxing is called the sweet science then Kajukenbo should definitely be referred to as the savage science of street fighting. Kajukenbo was developed as a brutally effective street fighting system, the reader should take notice that I…
The goal of Kajukenbo is to hit first, hit fast, and hit hard be it with your striking techniques or your throws. Kajukenbo includes multidirectional movements, short starts and stops with bursts of speed, rapid change in…
I was in elementary school, the 6th grade, when I bought my very first martial arts book at the school book fair. It was called Junior Judo by E.J. Harrison. When I was in 7th grade, I bought…
The following is the first in a series of articles on “Channeling my inner Bruce Lee.” Grip or hand fighting in judo is a fairly new development. It is an art in itself, and represents the very highest…
“THE STOP” can be found in the US Army combatives Field Manuals 21-150 from 1954 through to 1971. It can also be found in earlier works such as Willaim Jacomb’s 1918 book on Practical self defense where it…
The cross-arm guard, referred to in combatives circles as the O’Neill Cover is often credited to Pat O’Neill. Dermot Pat O’Neill was the legendary hand to hand combat instructor for the FSSF First Special Service Force the precursor…
Our drills are based on the premise that nobody just throws one punch at you. They throw multiple punches or they grab with one hand and try to punch you repeatedly with the other. My old instructor had…
In SSGT ROBERT Carlin’s book Combat Judo, he states that combat Judo is a more advanced method of fighting. He even goes further into the details of its training by likening it to the training in boxing. As…