Author: Devon Boorman

To put one’s opponent into obedience is to force them into predictable action based on threat and cover (control of their attacking lines). You can…

Fighting for less two than minutes I was already gassed. The first minute of the finals match had been active but not enough to warrant…

When I set out to write this article I was reminded of this old Jim Carey sketch from In Living Color (be warned it involves some stab…

On our Friday night open sparring sessions I like to get in and do a few fencing passes like everyone else. It’s not uncommon for…

This is not an accounting of how you "are a failure." Quite the opposite: it is an accounting of how you "are someone who dares."

Every martial arts meetup, whether it’s a class, a study group, or a tournament, is a type of gathering. It is so easy to approach…

Whether you call it randori, kumite, sparring, or touching hands, many martial arts provide space and time for students to explore the art in a…

Having a form that you can practice without a training partner provides structure for improving and maintaining your martial ability when training sol…

Solo forms are a part of many different martial arts from around the world, and European martial arts are no exception. Solo and partnered martial…

The main failure I see in most people’s resolution setting is that the resolutions themselves tend to live in a vacuum without any clear systems…