Crane & Cobra Close Combat

A prudent man sees the difficulties ahead and prepares for them; the simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences. Prov 22:3

Centerline is critically important if you want to steamroll your assailant and “be water” like Bruce Lee talked about. Check it out 👀

Centerline of the forearm! #wingchuntraining Centerline theory is the first and main principle of the Wing Chun Fist way of fighting. In this video we examine the centerline of the forearm and use the ...

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Jook Wan - Bamboo Ring training #wingchuntechniques The Jook Wan or Bamboo ring can help condition the forearms and help you work both hands at once. Working both hands simultaneously with proper footwork can...

I teach private lessons for self defense and Wing Chun and mix in some boxing and kickboxing and a bit of judo and bjj in Puyallup. Private lessons can skyrocket your skills when compared to group class training. First trial class is FREE. Our motto, “Train like an athlete - Fight like a criminal” is becoming more and more necessary in today’s changing world. Self defense Seminars are also available if 5 or more people book it.

Employ your closest weapon to the nearest vulnerable target 🎯 Here’s one option after an elbow!

Fak sao after the elbow Employing your nearest weapon to the assailant’s body is wise. This will add speed to you and as we know…speed kills. The fak sao is an excellent tool for y...

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Different jabs for different reasons

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Different jabs for different reasons Here are just a few jabs (lead hand movements) to consider. Maybe you could add one to your bag of tricks 🥊 Train like an athlete - Fight like a criminal

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Self protection against a knife Knife drill - pressure testingI’m wearing gear so the ones being attacked can strike hard to defend themselves but…striking hard can be tricky while dodging ...

Do you train realistic, pressure testing drills? We do! On occasion everyone that trains martial arts or self defense could benefit from rough drills against Unwilling adversaries! 💥🔪

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Knife drill - 2 unarmed vs 1 Knife drill - 2 unarmed vs 1 with a knife.Drill begins once the man with the knife is pushed onto the ground, this creates a large disadvantage for him if th...

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My youngest student on the cobra bag. Good work, kid.

Working the jab and keeping the other hand up 🥊 My youngest student works on his jab and movement and keeping his other hand up. Love the enthusiasm in this kid. Enthusiasm and effort will beat raw talen...

If you know mankind’s bloody history you’d understand that PEACE is the exception not the rule. Preparing for WAR is wise in uncertain times.
Semper paratus

Read this! It’s good and true and thought provoking.

There’s a real difference between sport combat with rules vs altercations in the street! Best learn through knowledge before experience hurts you! 💥 💥 💥 Subscribe to our Youtube

BJJ epic fail! Beware going to the ground Sport combat is different from real world altercations! In reality other people can and will jump into a scrap and rolling on the ground is the last place y...

EDC

1. Throw more punches than your opponent
2. When they cover - Hit them
3. Stick and move
4. Glove up or shut up!

(I got the TKO victory in the second round despite taking the fight with an injured left shoulder)

When your opponent covers up - hit him! Whenever my opponent covered up I tried to land extra shots on him. Listen to those punches land 😃💥 I went into this fight with an injured left shoulder s...

Do YOU know your Pre-attack indicators? This video is critical for your safety and situational awareness! (Subscribe on Youtube for more great tips)

Do you know pre-attack indicators? #selfdefense Awareness - Knowing your pre-attack indicators is critically important for improving your situational awareness. Let’s memorize these pre-attack indicators ...

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We are boxing here but I use my Wing Chun to parry 5 or 6 punches in a row.

Good defense Mixing Wing Chun into boxing can be quite effective. A good Wing Chun man should have great defense because he knows how to protect centerline and also know...

Mix Wing Chun into boxing 🥊

Mix Wing Chun into your boxing 🥊 I demonstrate how to use and or mix Wing Chun into your boxing, kickboxing, or mma. (We are only boxing/sparring lightly here)In the beginning you can see a...

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Don’t be this guy! “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena…”

My third martial arts teacher was Sifu Jody Hill. Growing up in Hilltop area of Tacoma, Sifu Hill fought many a street fight. As a kid he boxed Golden Gloves. Over the years Sifu Hill has employed his kung fu in many physical alterations with unsavory characters.
He spent his life studying and applying Wing Chun close combat and has 3 different lineages back to Ip Man. Learning technical Wing Chun from him brought my Wing Chun and overall fighting skills to new levels. He taught me many good things - one was that sparring is NOT the same as real combatives and not the same as street fighting. While sparring has it’s value so does understanding real self protection and self defense - sport combat is not at all the same as the nasty close combat found within WC. Wing Chun, done properly, is brutal on the assailant’s anatomy. Even though the school is closed I’m proud to be one of only two active sifus keeping Hill Wing Chun methods alive.

Centerline and center point of balance are critically important in fighting!

Did you know most men suffer with Dunning Kruger effect in regards to their assumed fighting abilities? This is a fact. Most men greatly overestimate their fighting skills while many women underestimate their skills. 👊
If the subject is life saving self defense there are great things I could teach you in just a couple of hours. If we’re describing fighting more than one opponent though and time dragging on or long rounds are involved then more nuanced training is required (especially to avoid the DK effect that so easily besets most men). Check out www.craneandcobra.com for more info

My second teacher was Sifu Cliff Lenderman. At Lenderman’s Academy of martial arts in Tacoma I learned a blended system of Jeet Kune Do, Silat, and Kali (as taught to him from the legend, Dan Inosanto!) and Wing Chun (as taught to him from Francis Fong) Muay Thai, BJJ, Shooto, and Kickboxing! I would spar and work techniques on moving, unwilling opponents each week. Sifu Lenderman was the real deal he was around when guys like Ed Parker and Inosanto were first blending different styles. Looking back if I wasn’t able to spar and figure out what worked and what didn’t for years I wouldn’t be the artist/fighter I am today. Happy semi-retirement Sifu Lenderman.