Archive for November, 2007
Next Carnival of Martial Arts Hosted at TDA Training!
Exciting news! I’ve pawned off next month’s hosting duties discussed guest-hosting the Carnival of Martial Arts edition #4 with Nathan at TDA Training and he fell for it graciously agreed.
I will link to it here when it is posted, but we are looking at a December 15 submission deadline and a December 17 carnival posting […]
Fire Sale and Free Book Downloads
I recently marked down all of the print reprints to cut-rate prices. I also enabled free downloads for electronic versions as well.
Please note that the downloads are optimized for printing, rather than reading online, but it should still be a good experience. I don’t know offhand how some of the current ebook readers will handle […]
The Chopper: The Pugilist’s Backfist
The backfist, and by that I mean the direct backfist, not the spinning one, often gets a bad rap. Many view it as a technique that is useful for TKD practitioners to get a quick point in tournaments, but one that has little value otherwise. Boxers and kickboxers are particularly skeptical of its effectiveness because […]
Mitsuyo Maeda vs. Hjalmar Lundin
This account of the January 1910 Mexico City match between Hjalmar Lundin and Mitsuyo Maeda of Brazilian jiu-jitsu fame (Konde Koma here, a common alias he used) comes from On the Mat-and Off by Hjalmar Lundin.
First, some comments are in order. Lundin says he won. However, a wikipedia entry gives a Mexican Herald reference of […]
On the Mat-and Off by Hjalmar Lundin (1937)
A new reprint is now available that offers a nice counter balance to Fall Guys because it deals with wrestling in the days leading to that transition to complete entertainment rather than after.
Lundin arrived in the U.S. in 1893 and was touring as a strongman by 1894. For decades following, he toured the U.S. and […]
Bartitsu FAQ
This is the Frequently Asked Questions post Tony Wolf publishes every now and again for the benefit of new members to the Bartitsu Forum. I thought this would be a good introduction and a good time to spread the word because work is now underway on Volume II of the Bartitsu Compendium.
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Q - What […]
Convocation of Combat Arts
I have been warmly welcomed over at the Convocation of Combat Arts (COCA). COCA is a diverse group of martial artists, many of whom happen to be bloggers as well, so the who’s who list covers some of the top martial blogs in town. If you have followed the links in any of the Carnival […]
Was Savate’s Drop Kick from Pro Wrestling?
Of course that begs the question: Does savate possess the drop kick?
Unless you’re a youngster, you’re probably familiar with the numerous books Bruce Tegner published primarily in the 1960s, one of which was a text on savate. Therein, Tegner demonstrated first a jumping drop kick from the standing position and then a leaping sidekick from […]
