Here's a lil action from my Weapons Sparring Workshop yesterday!! So much fuuuun!! ⚔️ Lots of skills & drills on single-stick and double-stick 🥢 And lots of sparring rounds on single-stick, double-stick, knife in regular grip, and knife in reverse grip!! 🗡️ Special thanks to Shihan Christopher Dimond for hosting this private Weapons Sparring Workshop at Beginner to Black Belt Goju Karate in Ashburton 🙏 {This invitation-only event was proudly hosted by Christopher Dimond at Beginner to Black B

They Laughed When The Old Veteran Showed Up for Combat Drills — They Mocked His Limp and Broke His Right Arm “By Accident.” But The Next Morning, He Showed Up Anyway, Fought With One Arm, and What Happened During That Final Drill Left the Entire Base in Silence and the Bullies in Tears… The morning sun baked the dusty training field at Fort Ridge, turning the air into heat waves and sweat. New recruits were running drills — pushups, sprints, and sparring — the kind of exercises meant to break bo

This throwback SPARology™ class with Ryan Hoover utilized mirror drills to develop counter striking. You’ll often see a “call and response” from fighters within a match. One person throws a strike or combination and the other repeats it back. Under stress, it’s a common reaction. Build a game plan to respond to a punch you know is coming ▶️ Full Video on YouTube @fittofightrepublic #fighting #training #selfdefense #martialarts #sparring #counterstriking #counterpunching #takedownsetups #kickboxi