RIP Aaron Banks
Thursday, May 9th, 2013 Posted in Lifestyle, Martial Arts, Sports and Fitness | No Comments »This is sad news for the martial arts community. Master Banks was a very popular figure in the NYC martial arts scene during the seventies. He helped to pioneer the dissemination of the martial arts by helping to promote the ...
Archery Night: Zombie Apocalypse training
Sunday, December 16th, 2012 Posted in Lifestyle, Martial Arts | No Comments »In light of the "Avengers", the "Hunger Games", and the new Green Arrow TV series, both of my kids have been interested in trying the sport of archery. So when I came across a Groupon deal for the Queens Archery ...
Here we go again
Friday, December 14th, 2012 Posted in Lifestyle, Martial Arts, Travel | No Comments »It is a damn shame that we are having this discussion yet again today. The murder of 27 people in Connecticut, 20 of them small children between the ages of 5 and 10, once again highlights a unique problem with ...
Throw ‘ya guns in ‘da air!
Sunday, September 30th, 2012 Posted in Lifestyle, Martial Arts, Sports and Fitness | No Comments »It appears that my Groupon and Livingsocial addiction continues onward. My wife and I spent the day at the New Jersey Firearms Academy taking the NRA sponsored Basic Pistol certification course. We had the opportunity to work with some great ...
If I can’t be famous, I’ll be infamous!
Friday, July 20th, 2012 Posted in IPS, Krav Maga, Martial Arts, Norway, politics | No Comments »The martial artist in me is conflicted by the recent turn of events in Colorado, and the anniversary the mass murder in Oslo, Norway. The Norwegian gunman had more than an hour to hunt down and attack his victims. More ...
Everybody have fun tonight…. everybody Wing Chun tonight!
Friday, July 1st, 2011 Posted in Lifestyle, Martial Arts, Sports and Fitness | No Comments »Lately I have been eager to get back into the flow of training regularly in the martial arts. Due to the ongoing physical therapy my knees have been feeling better. So yesterday I decided to visit the headquarters of City ...
The Slow Road Back: Solo Training
Saturday, May 28th, 2011 Posted in IPS, Krav Maga, Martial Arts, Sports and Fitness | No Comments »The kid is trying to get back into shape after a long and rough year on a number of fronts. It has been about eight months since I was working out on a consistent basis. Still, in that time I ...
Affordable Mini HD Camera setup
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011 Posted in Digital Video, Krav Maga, LaGuardia, Martial Arts, New Media, Technology | No Comments »I frequently get a good deal of questions from students and educators on what type of video camera should they buy if they have limited money and they still want great quality. In order to answer these questions I have ...
Randori Roundup
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 Posted in Lifestyle, Martial Arts, Sports and Fitness | No Comments »Pete Muldoon's seminar from the other day got me thinking about my first Judo lessons, and has me wondering why I ever stopped. From day one you learn how to jump and fall, all while wrestling your friends to the ...
A judo chop, chop, chop!!
Monday, March 1st, 2010 Posted in Krav Maga, Lifestyle, Martial Arts, Sports and Fitness | No Comments »After a week of really crappy weather it was great to get out of the house and attend a combat Judo seminar taught by Peter Muldoon this weekend. Pete, is a 3rd Dan black belt and one of the senior ...
