Melanie Gibson Guest Writers, Training Tips

Video Interview: How to Practice Your Martial Art at Home

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Are you a martial arts technique nerd like me who needs some motivation to practice at home?

Check out my video interview with Steve Grogan, creator of Geek Wing Chun, Inc., and frequent contributor to Little Black Belt. Steve and I discuss his book The Lone Warrior: a Guide to Home-Based Wing Chun Training, which is a great resource for people who can’t always make it to the mat. I found a lot of applicability to my home taekwondo practice and commonalities that any martial artist can use. 

Click here to see the full video, including me rolling my eyes HARD at the :21 mark (watch to find out why). 

Click here to learn more about Steve’s book The Lone Warrior.

Melanie Gibson Training Tips

Little Tricks Can Make a Big Difference in Your Technique

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There’s something to be said for the adage, “Practice makes perfect.”

Last Sunday on my next to last shot in my last game of eight ball for the day, I made a perfect mirror kick shot.

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Don’t Forget to Have Fun (and Breaking Boards is HELLA Fun)

So this happened on January 18th:

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“Are you excited?”

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Melanie Gibson General Martial Arts, The Poomsae Series, Training Tips

How Kickboxing Upped My Poomsae (Forms) Game

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In the martial arts world we often tout the practice of forms (poomsae, kata, etc) as a means to hone techniques for self-defense and fighting. But have we ever thought about reversing the practice? How can we use our striking, kicking, and sparring practice to power up our poomsae game?

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