The Martial Brain

Jeff begins a new miniseries on the topic of the 2006 film, “300,” which had a strong impact on lots of young martial artists.  In part one he discusses how the film over-idealizes the Spartans, and over-demonizes the Persians.

Jeff discusses parallels in the way both violent predators and con artists select their victims.

Jeff wraps up his mini-series on the controversy regarding leg locks in competitive grappling by making the case for embracing these maligned techniques.

Jeff tells the modern part of the story of the evolution of the leg lock game.

Jeff continues his mini-series on the controversy surrounding leg locks in submission grappling training and competition.  This week he tells the Russian part of the story.

Jeff begins a four-part series discussing the controversy regarding the relative safety of leg locking techniques in submission grappling training and competition.  In Part One he tells the “Brazilian Story.”

Jeff discusses his fascination for the Greek goddess Athena, and what that has to do with the martial arts.

Jeff wraps up his three-part discussion of striking defense, doing a deep dive into the subject of counter-attack.

Jeff moves his discussion of developing your striking defense from passive defense to active defense.

Jeff describes a way to begin building your defensive skills vs.  empty hand striking.