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Technical Difficulties, Curricular Conundrums and Adaptive Learning
The following is a true story, one that happened to a good friend. He is, as we say in Australia, a Unit. With a capital ‘U’. He is mid-thirties, around 6’0 and 95kgs, with hardly any body fat. In...
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CAIA Open Week Perth Dec 1st - 8th, 2017
Get Your Summer Body Sorted Get fit, learn mad skills, train with great instructors and meet awesome people at CAIA! From December 1 - 8, we are having an Open Week - and you can book as many classes...
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FREE BJJ Open Week Perth Dec 1st - 8th, 2017
LEARN BJJ at CAIA - FREE 1-Week Trial Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Open Week - Get fit, have fun, learn from an an experienced Brazilian Black Belt instructor and join our winning team! FREE 1 week trial in the...
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FREE Krav Maga Open Week Perth Dec 1st - 8th, 2017
LEARN KRAV MAGA at CAIA - FREE 1-Week Trial Krav Maga Open Week - Get fit, have fun, meet great people, learn from internationally ranked instructors and gain some mad skills! FREE 1 week trial in the...
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Yiddish Self Protection, Grandmothers and Some Important Life Lessons
Yiddish is a fantastically wise and funny language. It has the accumulated wisdom of about a 1,000 years’ worth of Jewish grandmothers’ wisdom, expressed in sharp, funny, cheeky and witty proverbs. One...
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Etudes for Boxing (or 'Learning How to Make a Great Speech') - Drills for...
Martial arts are a form of self-expression, so let's compare them to the one tool for self expression that we all share as human beings - speech. We don't all speak the same, and every language sounds...
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The 3 P's of Speed, Part II - Cycles, Resets and Defaults
If you’ve been around self-defence for a little while, you would have heard the term OODA loop. It stands for 'Observe, Orient, Decide, Act', and refers to how our brain makes decisions. I have written...
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The Art of Picking Locks - Thoughts on Teaching Martial Arts
I recall the following experience from the time I was studying music at university;I was experimenting, before class, with a particular effects pedal for my guitar that I absolutely loved. The lecturer...
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Not Just Like Riding a Bike - Thoughts on Longevity in Self Defence
There are many wonderful lessons to learn from the martial arts. Not just about how to move your body through space, but rather about who you are, who you can be and how to interact with others. But is...
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Permission Granted: On the Willingness to Act in Self Defence
You are at home, asleep. Your partner is sleeping next to you, and your child is sleeping in the next room. You wake up to the sound of breaking glass, and as you step out of your room to inspect, you...
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Annoying or Dangerous? A Handy Guide to Self Defence Decisions
The Eisenhower's Matrix is a great tool for time management, used by successful businesspeople around the world. The beauty of the matrix is that it can be expanded to many other applications. I'd like...
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Fast Cars and D*ck Jokes: Getting Ready for Your Krav Maga Grading
Belt tests and gradings are a source of much fear and anxiety, as they are for anticipation, excitement and joy. Having to perform in front of a panel of experts can be daunting. Having people watch...
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Learn BJJ: $20 1-Week Unlimited Trial
We're looking for people who want to learn BJJ in Leederville. Do you want to: Get confident, strong & fit Learn from a Brazilian Black Belt Instructor Train at Perth's #1 Martial Arts School Have...
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Let's Settle it! The Best Self Defence System is...
The internet has been abuzz the last week or so over a supposed feud between Krav Maga expert Ryan Hoover and the famous BJJ Gracie family. The keyboard warriors are out in force over who’s technique...
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Van Damme and Krav Maga: What the 80's Got Right!
So I’m watching Bloodsport 4 the other day (don’t judge me) and a fantastic quote pops up. The prison warden is organising underground fights. To the death, of course, or what would be the point. Right...
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Your High-School Teacher Was Wrong: Thoughts on Multiple Attackers
In this article (and this video) I discussed some of the things that are important to include and consider when training for self defence. These are principles that are generally agreed upon by most...
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Bring the Ring to the Street: Self Defence Lessons from Combat Sports
Sensei Gershon Ben Keren recently released this excellent blog on what Krav Maga can adopt from combat sports. I thought this was a particularly important piece (amongst his many excellent writings) as...
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An Elevator Ride That Changed My Life: A Tale About Heart
Fighters and martial artists always talk about ‘heart’, or warrior spirit. It is an unquantifiable quality. Natural for some people, and not natural for others. It is the ability to keep fighting - to...
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June 30 - Stop Beating Yourself Up | Self Empowerment Workshop
Saturday 30th June 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm STOP BEATING YOURSELF UPSelf Empowerment Workshopwith Mark O'Hare Are your beliefs holding you back from achieving your goals in Business, Family, or Relationships?...
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Annoying or Dangerous? A Handy Guide to Self Defence Decisions
The Eisenhower's Matrix is a great tool for time management, used by successful businesspeople around the world. The beauty of the matrix is that it can be expanded to many other applications. I'd like...
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