How often have you heard the phrase, “timing is everything?” I’ve heard it most of my martial arts career, whether it was in wrestling, Karate, BJJ, or Judo. Maybe the phrase is a bit overplayed, but I’d like to offer a perspective on why timing is so important. In my studies of rhetoric and philosophy, … Continue reading Perfect Timing: Kairos in Martial Arts
I had a newer student who tried to submit me any time we rolled. It’s fairly typical behavior when someone comes in with little or no previous training. The name of the game is to submit your opponent, right? In Wrestling, the new kid rushes in like a bull and in Judo, the new guy … Continue reading Survive. Then Thrive.
In one of my Judo matches several years ago, I was in an intense struggle for grips, and I was losing the battle. I heard my coach yelling, “You’re not moving him, Josh. He’s moving you.” My coach was right. I was letting my opponent lead the dance. In the famed Japanese swordsman and martial … Continue reading Winning: It’s all in his head.
The Philosophical Fighter 