Jeff completes his 4 part series on ancient Sparta with the story of Epaminondas.
Tag: 300
138 This is Sparta? Part 2
Jeff continues to discuss misconceptions that watching the 2006 film “300” might create. This week he gives a more historically accurate description of the Battle of Thermopylae, and how the military skills of Spartans, Persians, and non-Spartan Greeks differed from the way the movie depicts.
137 This is Sparta? Part 1
Jeff begins a new miniseries on the topic of the 2006 film, “300,” which had a strong impact on lots of young martial artists. In part one he discusses how the film over-idealizes the Spartans, and over-demonizes the Persians.
81 One or Two Degrees of Dan Inosanto Part 4
Jeff concludes his discussion of all the amazing people whose paths have crossed with that of his teacher, Dan Inosanto.