Recent content by J. Aiello

How long did it take you to hone down your most instinctive and practical self-defense technique? What do you have in your arsenal that you can pull off without thinking? BTW walking away doesn't count :). I mean a specific martial art technique.

Thank you, Aikilove. It's been a while. Two children have a tendency to take up a lot of time.

Muy bien. Tenemos una persona que habla espanol (Very good. We have a person who speaks Spanish)

Make sure you attend each school for a couple of classes. Evaluate what you see. Ask youself why you're taking this art (self-defense? sport? fitness? All of the above?) It will immensely help your choices.

What is taught for Tai chi today in the U.S. is more or less a form of exercise. However, I have been told that, if you find the right instructor, he or she can show you the proper self-defense applications of Tai Chi, and those techniques are very devastating. I heard of one in which both...

Wasn't Daito-ryu the source art from which aikido emerged? Like judo did from jujistu?

I don't think any of us as martial artists look to offend others (or at least the good ones don't do this). However, there is a necessity of cultivating what I call the "killer instinct". Now when I say "killer instinct", I am not referring to literally killing somebody. Rather, I mean a...

Now that is a fantastic site! -J

Ah yes, from Michigan....:) Only a Michigander could do what Seagal did :p Can you tell I'm biased? -J

usmakarate.com is the website for our school. I am preparing for my black belt :D In the grace of God -J

It's made me more dangerous-I'm not kidding. Not in the sense that I would go and look for trouble, but that I realize exactly what I have learned, and what it could do to somebody else if I were to implement the techniques to their full potential. That's a very humbling thought. But it's...

Most impressive! I've been busy for a bit, but I'm glad to have come back and seen this site! This is great! And good to see everyone again! In the grace of God, -J