Based on reading Maija’s books(ADHD has bad memory, so I have to re-read them to confirm) a big part of her system is being so good at defense that basically you can attack freely without worrying about getting killed, it allows for a focus on attack. One of her biggest critiques of most weapon systemsContinue reading “Maybe ‘catching punches’ out of the air isn’t so pointless as I once thought.”
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What was Sonny Umpad and his students secret to success?
I’ve made two blog posts about “The Hustler” and it’s author Maija Soderholm(I probably mangled her name) Thing is she talks extensively about her teacher Sonny Umpad, how he trained and how he taught her to think. And it’s not just Maija who was impressed by him. He’s not well known, but those who knowContinue reading “What was Sonny Umpad and his students secret to success?”
Mirroring ways to move as described by Maija Soderholm.
Maija’s new book “The Hustler” focuses greatly on strategy rather than tactics. Most examples of her tactics she references to her first book. So I pulled out her first book again. And one section stood out to me a great deal, the section on mirroring movement of another person. This is very similar to RoryContinue reading “Mirroring ways to move as described by Maija Soderholm.”
What's the deal with Adeel? 