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How African Martial Arts in the United States influenced “Western” Boxing and Wrestling
Many of these people were taken from Central and West Africa, bringing with them their skills in military, as well as local martial sporting traditions. In the deep South is where many of these people were taken to, and a unique cultural fusion occurred, which created a unique form of ritual dance, ritual combat, and martial art/sport. -
The Body’s Use As A Percussion Instrument In African Martial Art
The Stone Rebellion and it's interesting correlation to The Piper Tripwire System. One of the fascinating aspects of The Piper Tripwire system, a South African System of Martial Art, Is its use of the body, as a percussion instrument, in order to produce dramatic audio and visual distractions... -
Reintroducing Grandmaster Jerson "Nene" Tortal
Grandmaster Jerson "Nene” Tortal is well respected by his peers (with good reason), and a fearsome Escrimador -
What Are The Differences Between Pekiti Tirsia and Pekiti (Dekiti) Tirsia Siradas? Frankly, They Are Not What You Think.
What Are The Differences Between Pekiti Tirsia and Pekiti (Dekiti) Tirsia Siradas? Frankly, They Are Not What You Think. -
Is Chi Sao The Most Important Drill In Wing Chun Kung-Fu?
For those that are unfamiliar with Chi Sao, or Double sticky hands, it is a drill that encourages bi-symmetrical understanding of... -
How FMA Gained Worldwide Notoriety?
It is Guro Dan Inosanto; whom popularized, what we now know today as FMA. -
The Geneva Convention And The Piper System
After World War I, certain blade types were supposedly banned by the Geneva Conventions. Most notably, blades that were either... -
You Can Only Possess What You Experience
Lloyd moved with an intensity and timing, as well as off-timing, that few of us whom have studied martial arts, had ever seen! -
The Evolution of The Piper Tripwire System
The raw, criminally-derived system has spawned ideas and tools that is leading to a change in the way many top-tier martial artists think about movement, offering ideas that turn old concepts on their head, and offers tools for ranges and problems that were not part of the combatives landscape until now. -
The Chaos Momentum - An Encounter With Lloyd De Jongh
Lloyd explained that Piper is not an educated martial art but more something to disrupt martial arts. -
The Knives of The Piper System
The Piper system is synonymous with the use of a pocket knife. Two knives used for training in the Piper system.
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