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Tag: Filipino Martial Arts
176 Honor Thy Adversary
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Jeff answers a challenge from a listener in discussing what a college class can learn from a good martial arts school.
168 Momentum, the Dead Angle, and Filipino Triangles
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Jeff discusses the advantages of the distinctive triangular footwork of the Filipino Martial Arts
164 Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock
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This is an archival reissue of The Martial Brain #23. In it Jeff draws parallels between the game “Rock, Paper, Scissors” and various aspects of the Martial Arts.
142 The Tactical Wheel Part 2
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Jeff winds up his two part podcast on one way that sport fencing organizes tactical thinking.
110 You Are Not the Punisher
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Jeff discusses the ethical and legal dangers of following sport martial arts protocols in self defense.
100 The 100th Episode Extravaganza!
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Jeff celebrates his 100th episode by explaining the insignificance of the number 100.
99 Dueling Concepts
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Jeff discusses what happens when the right way to practice one martial art collides with the right way to practice a different martial art.
98 Lesson Planning and Helmuth Von Moltke
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Jeff discusses the importance of developing the capacity for careful planning combined with skill at improvisation; both in the martial arts and in life.
96 Everything Good Came From Us!
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Hyper-diffusionism is the misguided idea that ALL the world’s important cultural achievements, indeed all the world’s CULTURES came from a single particularly superior civilization and then diffused out to the rest of the world.
89 Go With the Flow
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Jeff discusses the amazing interlocking, reciprocal flow drills of the Filipino martial arts.
81 One or Two Degrees of Dan Inosanto Part 4
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Jeff concludes his discussion of all the amazing people whose paths have crossed with that of his teacher, Dan Inosanto.
79 One or Two Degrees of Dan Inosanto Part 2
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Jeff continues his description of the phenomenal people whose lives have intersected that of his teacher.
49 Play is the Thing
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Jeff discusses the importance of a balance of work and play in martial arts training.
33 The Way of the Intercepting Myth-Part 2
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Jeff discusses myths and misconceptions about Jeet Kune Do.
28 Logic is Like a Sword
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Jeff discusses the value and practicality of the apparently anachronistic practice of training with non-firearm weapons.
24 Defeating the Straw Man
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Jeff discusses the logical fallacy called “The Straw Man Argument”, and compares it to some typical discussions about the martial arts.
23 Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock
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Jeff draws parallels between the game “Rock, Paper, Scissors” and various aspects of the Martial Arts.
13 The Monkey Brain
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Jeff discusses the dangers of losing focus when acting as a partner in a martial arts drill, and the furtive, malevolent animal that lurks in our brain, waiting to get out.
12 Essence and the Martial Arts
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Jeff discusses the human tendency to either seek or avoid ‘essence’ that is not, in fact there, and how this tendency complicates life and training in the martial arts.
4 Are Martial Arts Seminars Worthwhile?
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Jeff delves into the pros and cons of martial arts seminars, and how to get the most out of your seminar experience.
3 What is a Traditional Martial Art?
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Jeff digs into the use of the word ‘traditional’ when applied to a martial art, and what he perceives as the problems in coming to an apt definition.
2 Martial Sports vs. Martial Combat Arts
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Jeff shares his thoughts on the debate over the relative value of training in “sport” martial arts and “combat” martial arts.