Hopefully the last snowy one for a while! Friday’s session was split between me and Paul. Paul did some partner work involving dealing with strikes – specifically barrages of them – and I added in the importance of being proactive in your ‘defence’ rather than being merely reactive. If your partner is saying ‘I thought … More PHDefence Training Log–25.01.2013
The snow is always a trial for training that tests us all before we even start! Especially in a country that famously grinds to a halt every time the fluffy white stuff makes an appearance. Last Friday, we got down to some padwork getting some awesome effort out of the students we had. Only three … More PHDefence Training Log–18.01.2013
Consterdine, Peter and Thompson, Geoff. The Pavement Arena Part Three: ‘Grappling – The Last Resort’. Legend Video Productions. 1994. Review: The Pavement Arena Part 3: ‘Grappling – The Last Resort’: by Josh Nixon, ESP This review is part of a series. Part one can be found here, part two can be found here, this is … More Review: ‘The Pavement Arena Part 3’ by Peter Consterdine and Geoff Thompson
Over 2012 I didn’t publish very many posts, out of a mix of laziness and busyness. I intend to make up for this by returning to the act of publishing these little training logs. For me, it’s a useful way to see how things grow and progress over time. For my students it’s a useful … More CSPS Training Log–PT Session 04.01.2013
PHDefence is starting off as it means to go on this year – new students who we’re very pleased to see and who are already shaping up to be fantastic martial artists, guest instruction from Andrew Holland of MASAC Ju Jitsu in its second training session of the year and a lot of great ideas … More PHDefence (13.01.2012) Feedback (And Thank You to Andrew Holland)
This Friday, the 13th of January 2012, everyone is invited to attend a special 2-hour session with guest instructor Andrew Holland at PHDefence in Stockton Brook, Stoke-On-Trent. It’s going to be self-defence oriented, suitable for beginners and advanced students alike (or even complete beginners who have never attended PHDefence before), with some MASAC Ju Jitsu … More PHDefence: 2-hour Self-Defence Session with Guest Instructor Andrew Holland of MASAC Ju Jitsu
It always feels so long when we miss a week! Today, we went through some of the old Wing Chun stuff from a couple of weeks ago with Paul, and then some pretty fun ground mobility drills. After, that I took the high grades through some more advanced striking methods for their next grading, and … More PHDefence (10.12.2011) Feedback
Review: ‘Systema Basics’ by Cutting Edge While it is of course true that one cannot endeavour to effectively learn a martial art or combative system from videos and books, such material can prove invaluable when supplementing existing training, or if you just want to learn a few new concepts to add to your training. This … More Review: ‘Systema Basics’ by Cutting Edge
I’ll be going down to the main PHDefence class next Saturday (14.05.2011) and doing a groundfighting seminar for them – price and times are same as always: – Wesley Methodist Chapel, Stockton Brook, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK – 10:00 – 12:00 (end time is a little fuzzy – never less than 2 hours, but sometimes runs … More PHDefence Groundfighting Seminar with Josh Nixon, Saturday 14.05.2011
Evolutionary Self-Protection 