Recent Posts
- Key to learning
- Nudda seminar in South Africa September 2012
- Nudda instructor course – London – September 2012
- On Trapping
- MMA vs MA (& the rest)
Key to learning
The map/territory theory describes the relationship between an object and a representation of that object, as in the relation between a geographical territory and a map of it. “The map is not the territory”, simply means that an abstraction derived from something, or a reaction to it, is not the thing itself. With that in mind we [...]
On Trapping
This is a very delicate topic, as I have to admit that energy and flow drills are one of my favourite areas of training, so I will try not to be bias. There are many views and different opinions about its efficiency and many do wonder if training in “trapping” would add any value to [...]
MMA vs MA (& the rest)
The success rate in training depends on different factors such as effort, discipline tenacity and passion for the Art/s you choose. But I am beginning to succumb to the idea that some Arts and their “techniques” in that respect are indeed “superior” to others. For quite a while I have been trying to hold on [...]
The three years old kid
Is that going to work? That is probably the first thought in our minds whenever we are shown a new technique. It’s only natural and is how it should be. Never taking anything from granted we should always question (in our mind at least) ourselves over a new concept or new “modus operandi”. There are [...]
Weaponry & empty hands training
If you practice any form of South East Asian Martial Arts you already know the importance of weapon training. Most people coming from other MA backgrounds are more focused on an empty hands approach as most situations would be dealt with by “their fists”. I am not entirely sure that would always be the case as [...]
STOP LEARNING – START LEARNING
The need to learn, improve and always strive to go beyond our very own limits and reach the unreachable it’s simply part of the human nature. It lies in our very own DNA. Seldom happy and never satisfied, we are the most complicated beings to have ever walked the earth. Having covered the basic needs [...]
Combat Network Magazine Interview with Antonio Faedda
Hi Antonio, please tell us a little about yourself and your martial background (How/why did you get into martial arts, which systems did you train in etc) My Martial Arts adventure began around 1984 when I started training in Karate back home in Sardinia. I did well and won a regional tournament however I did [...]
What to do and When
The above is a question that a lot of people ask especially when they begin their journey in the Arts (although some ‘experienced’ Martial Artists are still struggling with the answer), whether is during the class or a One to One session or a Seminar; the question comes in very different forms, the wording is [...]
Sensitivity Training
Sensitivity training it is regarded as a crucial aspect of the FMA; a particular set of flowing exercises called Hubud lubud (to tie and untie) are used to trying recreate the combative energy feel of an attack, you can play the hubud in different ways depending from the range you are at; so for example you [...]
On Timing
“Timing is the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect”. During the early years of my Journey in the discovery of the Arts, I was convinced that “knowledge was the key to greatness” in the Martial Arts and that” knowledge” comes in the form of “numbers of techniques”; I used to get as [...]