Monday, September 19, 2022

 Well Woo Frickin' Hoo! My classic JKD Trapping and Sensitivity videos are now available as a discounted packages streaming on Vimeo

When you go to my page you will see the three trailer for the packages, CIT Knife, JKD Trapping and Sensitivity, and if you click on the title it will show what videos are in the package with more detail. Individual videos may still be purchased.

I can guarantee that these also contain applications and training methods that are far from the standard fare! Dig in!

#jk#modifiedwingchun #selfdefense #jeetkunedo #daninosanto #brucelee #selfdefense #cognition #martialart



Monday, July 25, 2022

 I am flattered that Dean Franco, of FMA Discussions (on Facebook) had me on as the "guinea pig" for his new series of demo-focused interviews. I did an overview-with-details presentation of some key issues of strategies, tactics and training methods from my CIT Knife Program. See it here:

FMA Discussion


Friday, April 29, 2022

VIDEO AVAILABILITY

 For those interested in my instructional videos, I now have a link to where you may get them on Amazon. I plan on having some bundle deals again when I get them onto Vimeo as well, but you can get individual volumes in the meantime. For some unlisted titles, give me a shout at stevegrody@gmail.com

Thanks for the support!

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

I'll Say It Yet Again...

So here is a screen grab from some time ago, Anderson Silva on the left and the kid (I forget his name) that beat him... It's just always interesting to see how very highly trained fighters still get sloppy so easily. Very challenging for ANY of us to maintain form in a chaotic interaction. But I see SO may knockout/knock-downs in boxing or kickboxing matches that occur when someone punching drops their non-punching supposed-to-be-guarding hand and gets slammed by the opponent either taking advantage of that opening, or by happenstance of punching at the same time.


 

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

COVID CRAZINESS

 Hi All,

Because of Covid, some of my instructional DVDs are temporarily unavailable, so anyone interested in purchasing my instructional DVDs, write to me first at stevegrody@gmail.com to see if they are available. 

A number of them are also available through Amazon as DVDs or streaming.

I plan on producing a new series of material this coming year and various ways to bundle material, excited to put this out there! 

Best,

Steve

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Knife Training!

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/stevegrodymartialarts
Finally available! Questions? Let me know... this is the most straight forward honest curriculum I can present. Nothing held back.https://vimeo.com/ondemand/stevegrodymartialarts

Monday, December 10, 2018

Notes on the Jeet Tek

A staple of the JKD arsenal is the “stop kick,” jeet tek in Lee’s Cantonese. Although any kick that interrupts the initiation of an opponent’s attack is in the category of a stop kick, there are two variations referred to as jeet tek (JKD historians: feel free to chime in or correct me). Both are generally presented as “stiff leg” kicks, that is, there is no chambering, just picking the leg up and getting a stopping force on the opponent’s knee or shin (however you advance the kick). In one variation, the bottom of your foot is at a 45 degree angle to the surface you are contacting. The advantage of this variation is that there is no change of angle of the upper body to be seen by the opponent, it’s quite stealthy. Also, your upper body, having not turned, is quick to the follow up with hands. The second variation in its final position is that of a low side kick but still generally executed “stiff legged.” The advantage of this is that you can pump more force into it and your upper body is leaned back for better defense. In both cases, it is important to get a good contact with the arch of the foot rather than the ball. They are both very workable.
The one thing I would say is that your stance INCLUDES a chamber that is a shame to waste. That is, if using a slide and step to advance the kick, however bent your leg is in your stance, coordinate the straightening of the leg with the impact of your kick to get added force. Otherwise, it’s arguably like having your jab completely extended before contact rather than “hitting through” the target.