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There was something very special about this time at my instructor Dan Inosanto’s seminar in Montreal. I imagine that some of the reasons had to do with the fact that we had a great showing from our own school…with seven of our people out , most of them senior students, and also some of
This October, Mike Allen and I drove 16 hours to attend the SSBD seminar in Memphis, Tennessee. Silat Suffian Bela Diri, as taught by Cikgu Maul Mornie is more than a brutally effective Bruneian expression of Silat. It is a young warriors journey, to redefine his art and the legacy of a family tradition
On November 9th I joining my fellow Dog Brothers and FMA warriors in participating in the Toronto Beat the Crap out of Cancer event. This event will be held at Kombat Arts in Mississauga. BTOOC is more than just an event where I go to spar with friends. It’s where the whole stick fighting community around
True to my Dog Brother name, Wandering Dog, my martial arts journey has been that of discovering what is amazing about each art and the history that comes with it. One of the aspects of this journey that I most enjoy is the many great teachers I have met along the way, each of
I always look forward to getting down to IAMA to train with Guro Dan Inosanto and the cadre of instructors he attracts from around the world. So after my Italy trip I had a short two day stop at home before heading to California to train. In many ways, these trips feel like a homecoming as
*My heartfelt thanks to Colin, Simon and Dan, my Senior Students, for keeping our home team on track and focused. You guys rock! Traveling has a way of changing your perspective. Being away from everything familiar, from your support network, family and community leaves you exposed and reflected by the others with whom you share
If you have been watching my Facebook posts of late, you know that I have been focusing my attention on the art of Silat. This is not a new passion, for the past 17 years I have been following and training with Guro Dan Inosanto. In that time I have become proficient in JKD
I am injured. No, I don’t want your sympathy. I’d rather share something powerful with you. This is a knee sprain, medial collateral ligament. Yes it’s a big deal; it will take a minimum of 6-8 weeks to resolve. I will need to spend the first 4 days resting it, icing, and maintaining the
2012 was a landmark year for the Zirger Academy. Firstly, great strides were made in refining the mission and purpose of the Academy. It has been a long time that I have been evolving in my training but recently, it has been my perception of what I am doing, and whom I am doing
See some of the fights from our bi-monthly Throwdown event, next Throwdown Nov 16 / 2012