Fri, 11 Mar 2011 20:43:05 +0000 sensei@judoforum.com (JudoForum.com) IP.Blog 60 http://JudoForum.com/index.php?/blog/324/entry-1432-atheism-spirituality-and-the-martial-arts/
The idea of...]]> Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:25:00 +0000 http://JudoForum.com/index.php?/blog/324/entry-1432-atheism-spirituality-and-the-martial-arts/ http://JudoForum.com/index.php?/blog/324/entry-1429-ow-my/
Training injuries are so irritating. By doing something I love I can hurt myself badly enough that I can't do...]]> Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:35:00 +0000 http://JudoForum.com/index.php?/blog/324/entry-1429-ow-my/ http://JudoForum.com/index.php?/blog/324/entry-1427-ambassadorship-and-growth/ So this past weekend, at a slight open-house type event where we just train in a bunch of different stuff, I was invited to show off some of the Ringen am schwert (wrestling at the sword, or grappling vs weapons) techniques I know to my Judo class. I showed common ways to defend against the dagger from high and low, and several grapples at the... Tue, 15 Feb 2011 06:42:00 +0000 http://JudoForum.com/index.php?/blog/324/entry-1427-ambassadorship-and-growth/ http://JudoForum.com/index.php?/blog/324/entry-1426-judoka-uks-continual-kuzushi/ Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:07:00 +0000 http://JudoForum.com/index.php?/blog/324/entry-1426-judoka-uks-continual-kuzushi/ http://JudoForum.com/index.php?/blog/324/entry-1425-necessity-and-the-bad-habits-it-causes/ Sat, 29 Jan 2011 16:32:00 +0000 http://JudoForum.com/index.php?/blog/324/entry-1425-necessity-and-the-bad-habits-it-causes/ http://JudoForum.com/index.php?/blog/324/entry-1424-team-katame-kron-martial-arts-and-the-elusive-good-club/
We have a good place, great mats on the floor, room for about five pairs to do ne waza or three pairs to do randori (four if we're being careful).

Attitude's absolutely...]]> Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:11:00 +0000 http://JudoForum.com/index.php?/blog/324/entry-1424-team-katame-kron-martial-arts-and-the-elusive-good-club/ http://JudoForum.com/index.php?/blog/324/entry-1423-what-im-all-about/ here, I'm a student of medieval german swordsmanship (called Kunst des Fechtens) and wrestling (kampfringen), and I've begun studying Judo to cross train.

Kampfringen's similarity to Jujutsu and Judo has been demonstrated in a number of places. For example, take a look at this:

YouTube...]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:39:00 +0000 http://JudoForum.com/index.php?/blog/324/entry-1423-what-im-all-about/