Two of my instructors, Kiyoshi Stroud & Professor Cates, both used to refer to a concept they liked to call ‘Tiger by the Tail.”  When one hears this very colorful metaphor, you can’t help to picture in your mind the vivid image of having hold of a fierce tiger by his tail as it turns to tear you to shreds.  Yet, you don’t know which is worse, hold on or let go.  (continue reading…)

Fact is, it doesn’t matter how fast or how hard you strike an attacker!  What matters is if you are able to stop him!  So, for the sake of discussion, let’s look at what affects ‘stopping power.’ (continue reading…)

Sensei,

Prior to finding Gendai I spent 3 years studying various forms of martial arts.  I was not able to find any one form that prepared me to defend myself against a real world, unscripted threat.   (continue reading…)

Mr. Doug Cobb

Gendai Martial Arts

As we all know, the world is a dangerous and sometimes lonely place to live.  With the growth of gangs locally and a general increase in violent crimes a person needs to be concerned about how to survive, in the event they are robbed or assaulted. (continue reading…)