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The penultimate self-defense technique by Pat Parker Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts This is one of the greatest self-defense videos I've seen in a long time - The ultimate martial arts self-defense technique is demonstrated starting at 0:49. Well, at least t ... Read on »

Psy-ki-do: psychic blood and gore! by Pat Parker Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts Today I'm guest blogging at Marks' Blog! Hop on over there and check it out for another crazy Psy-ki-do idea. ____________ Patrick Parker is a Christian, husband, father, mar ... Read on »

The Legend of the 3000 year-old martial art by Pat Parker Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts I'm sure you've heard this one. "My martial art was invented 3000 years ago and used by noble warrior-monks, who passed it down in an unbroken lineage to us today." ... Read on »

Psy-ki-do - Guest post at Dojo Rat by Pat Parker Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts Photo courtesy ofDojo Rat(I don't know where he got it)Ooh, check me out! I'm guest posting at Dojo Rat's blog today. Hop on over and see what you can make of my crazy ideas ... Read on »

The Legend of the 8000 techniques by Pat Parker Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts Some time back I was surfing and came across an aikido school boasting that they taught their students more than 8000 techniques! Wow! That seems like a lot of value for your ... Read on »

Intro to psy-ki-do by Pat Parker Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts Inspired by The Men Who Stare at Goats, for the next week or so I'll be writing a series of articles on what I'm calling Psy-ki-do. Sort of the soft science, pseudo-science, o ... Read on »

Southhampton aikido practice by Pat Parker Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts I enjoyed this video a lot. Not all of it is as I would choose to practice it, but that doesn't make it bad or anything. . ____________ Patrick Parker is a Christian, husba ... Read on »

Early jujitsu video by Pat Parker Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts Possibly the first video of jujitsu (judo) ever recorded! Pretty cool stuff! . ____________ Patrick Parker is a Christian, husband, father, martial arts teacher, Program Dir ... Read on »

The Champion Buster Legend by Pat Parker Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts Photo courtesy of Wendy CooperThere are legends and stories that pass through martial arts communities. Some are true and some are lie, but most have a kernel of truth. Most o ... Read on »

Mokuren Dojo Newsletter by Pat Parker Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts As the year is drawing to a close I have quite a few new things on the drawing board, one of which is a new dojo/blog newsletter! The newsletter will include dojo news and inf ... Read on »

Charisma and Intelligence by Pat Parker Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts Kel (left) and yours truly (center background) at the recent yonkata clinic (click the pic for a larger image) Aren't those Mokuren Dojo guys a handsome, intelligent-looking ... Read on »

Ukiwaza and Koryu Dai Yon by Pat Parker Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts Courtesy ofAdam FrancoWhat a fabulous seminar we had this past weekend! I got to see a bunch of the old heads - one of whom I haven't been able to lay hands on in about 10 ye ... Read on »

Nice aikido demo by Pat Parker Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts Very nicely-done aikido demonstration. Much of what you see in the first half of this video has the same feel, the same energy as the Yonkata material that we'll be working o ... Read on »

Time to float by Pat Parker Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts Picture courtesy ofBekiPeOne of the interesting peculiarities about our particular scope and sequence _ our method for teaching Tomikiryu, is that between Ikkyu (1st brown bel ... Read on »

20th anniversary clinic preview by Pat Parker Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts This weekend, five of us are attending the 20th anniversary seminar at the Starkville aikido group with my teacher, John Usher, and our great friend and teacher, Henry Copelan ... Read on »

Marks on hip motion by Pat Parker Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts Today I'm pleased to haveMarksguest posting here at Mokuren Dojo. Marks' blog has been a consistent source of thoughtful articles on judo, karate, self-defense, and mixed mar ... Read on »

Do yourself a favor - breathe by Pat Parker Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts Photo courtesy of Simmr.When I first started judo, we did all the rocking back and forth on your back and mat-slapping exercises and we learned a couple of breakfalling techni ... Read on »

Koshiguruma by Pat Parker Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts Awesome private class tonight. For a while now I've been avoiding subjecting my faithful readers to my training logs, but I felt like I should write this one down. Tonight w ... Read on »

Effective choke by Pat Parker Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts What do y'all think of this choke? It seems to me like it took an awful long time for the ref to stop the match after the girl was obviouslly knocked out or at least not makin ... Read on »

We have a winner! by Pat Parker Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Martial Arts A few days ago I changed my blog template and said I'd give away a copy of a great book to one lucky, random commenter who would leave me a comment or suggestion about the new ... Read on »

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