The following report came from the Charlotte Observer… DENVER, N.C. Lincoln County sheriff’s investigators charged a man with first-degree murder in a shooting that killed a 21-year-old Denver resident. Investigators responding to a call about gunfire at Midtown Sundries early Sunday found Richard Miles lying in a parking lot with a gunshot wound. He died [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Working with Greg today was a BLAST (more ways than one). There was a little bit of everything going on, from the empty hand ”PFS JKD” approach, Filipino “diamond” footwork patterns, stick fighting, etc. It was a LOT of fun and really whet my appetite for some more stick-fighting…it’s been a good while since I’ve done that. [...]
One of the drills we used to do, and which PFS guys often love, is knife vs. knife fighting. We would each square off with training knives (you didn’t think they were ‘live’ blades did you?) held in a hockey glove protected hand. This is a lot of fun, I have to say! But I [...]
Today I had the honor and privilege of training with Ryan’s brother Patrick, who made the trip all the way from Niagara Falls, Canada. As I only had an hour and a half to work with him, I approached the session as I would with anyone that I only had a short period of time [...]
I’ve been a long-time “JKD” practitioner. My brother-in-law is responsible for that. He trained with Larry Hartsell back in the day, down in Charlotte. He influenced me greatly coming up needless to say, and in ways he still probably doesn’t even realize. Respect! The trouble I’ve encountered over the years has been with the narrow [...]
As there are no scheduled sessions for today, I’m working on ME. That’s right, getting a little “me time” in. Doing some bag work and other strengthening exercises. Gotta fight the age. As it’s been said, “Age is only in the mind. The trick is keeping it from sinking down into the rest of your [...]
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We may soon be switching the weeknight sessions from Tuesday to Wednesday. However, training for this week will take place on Tuesday, August 17th. Please make a note of this. I am also considering adding another half hour to the total training time. This won’t add to the tuition nor will it be mandatory to stay [...]
We’ve gotten some intriguing news as of late with inquiries from potential members. We’re always interested in adding new members into the “tribe”. What this will mean is that we start up a new 8 week cycle for the JKD program before long. This will be good for veterans as well as new folks. The [...]
There’s a little bit of everything going on presently in terms of training. I am considering offering two distinct group sessions depending on demand. One would be JKD Concepts and the other would be Gracie Combatives. If the Gracie Combatives program is a go, we may eventually become a “Gracie Garage”. If this is something [...]
