Author Archives: Wally

The Story

What’s the story of Mo Duk Pai?  What is the system all about?  Quality. It’s a broad term, quality, but we can go about examining it in very specific ways.  Today in kid’s class, we looked at three calisthenic movements … Continue reading

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Elbows, Wrists and Palms

The volume of work we do often takes it’s toll on the body.  The elbows get crunchy… the wrists get owie… the palms get ripped up.  What to do? For the wrists/elbows: Get a buddy to massage out your wrists … Continue reading

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Seminar

Thanks to Nick Horton and Arron Steiner of PDX Weightlifting for coming over and helping us out with our clean form.  We started from the hang, went to the knees and then came all the way down to the floor.  … Continue reading

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The Historical Context of Contact

How did martial arts begin?  Without a time machine, we can’t be sure but we can make an educated guess that someone decided that it was time to sit down and think about fighting in a rational way – to … Continue reading

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Seminar

Thanks to Nick Horton and Arron Steiner of PDX Weightlifting for coming over and helping us out with our clean form.  We started from the hang, went to the knees and then came all the way down to the floor.  … Continue reading

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