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Saturday, June 22, 2013
Things to know about bullets
I recently learned a few things about what bullets do when they ricochet or pass through glass. Being that we work with pistol defense I think it's a good thing to learn about the weapon itself.
I was in a class in which the instructor, a former British soldier who served in their SAS, who said that ricochets often travel along the surface the ricochet off, they don't go off at an angle like we think. He mentioned that in the context of hiding behind something like a mailbox and that you could still be hit in the leg with a ricochet. Interesting.
In another area, I had seen a video about shooting through automotive glass. Of course, breaking through the glass will alter the path of the bullet if reference to where it was aimed. The reason why, however, according to handgun instructor Buddy Morrison, is that auto glass has a plastic laminate in it that causes deflection, unlike a lot of window pane glass.
I thought these points were interesting, I hope you do too.
I was in a class in which the instructor, a former British soldier who served in their SAS, who said that ricochets often travel along the surface the ricochet off, they don't go off at an angle like we think. He mentioned that in the context of hiding behind something like a mailbox and that you could still be hit in the leg with a ricochet. Interesting.
In another area, I had seen a video about shooting through automotive glass. Of course, breaking through the glass will alter the path of the bullet if reference to where it was aimed. The reason why, however, according to handgun instructor Buddy Morrison, is that auto glass has a plastic laminate in it that causes deflection, unlike a lot of window pane glass.
I thought these points were interesting, I hope you do too.
Thursday, June 20, 2013
The Power of Touch
The Dana Foundation Brain in the News reprinted an article by Rick Chillot entitled The Power of Touch that was published in the March issue of Psychology Today.
I thought this was a fascinating article because that's our thing - touch. The writer says we're hardwired for interpreting touch even better than speech! I plan a podcast around this, too. Take a look at this link.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Plymouth, England next week
I was with Lance Soares a week or so ago and he lives in Plymouth, Massachusetts and next week I'll be with Gary Ellis in Plymouth, England. Funny how these things work out.
Mr. Ellis is holding a Friendship Camp there on the weekend of Friday 28 June and Saturday 29 June. Subjects include working on flow with empty hands and against weapons. I'll do sessions for the kids on Thursday along with a tai chi class. Here's his website contact page.
http://www.garyelliskenpokarate.co.uk/#/contact-page/4535069268
Mr. Ellis is holding a Friendship Camp there on the weekend of Friday 28 June and Saturday 29 June. Subjects include working on flow with empty hands and against weapons. I'll do sessions for the kids on Thursday along with a tai chi class. Here's his website contact page.
http://www.garyelliskenpokarate.co.uk/#/contact-page/4535069268
Thursday, June 6, 2013
New Shirt Available
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June Premium Article
Don't Stand on Tradition is now posted. It's the June article for subscribers. It and almost 100 more are on my site at www.wedlakekenpotv.com/leewedlake
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Upcoming Seminars
I'll be in New Bedford, MA this weekend with Lance Soares. Subjects for this weekend include gun defense and sleeper holds/concussions.
Plymouth, England with Gary Ellis is set for the last weekend of June. Coincidental that Lance lives in Plymouth, MA. Flow drills, two man techs and weapon work there.
Ft. Myers, FL will host Part 2 of the comprehensive review seminar we started back in April. Forms 4/5/6 are on the schedule as well as finishing off the techniques.
A multiple attacker seminar is tentative for Round Rock, TX in July.
August sees Broomall, PA, Charleston, SC, Mount Vernon, OH and Stony Point, NY on the schedule.
More dates and places can be found on my site at www.wedlakekenpotv.com/leewedlake/seminars-2
Plymouth, England with Gary Ellis is set for the last weekend of June. Coincidental that Lance lives in Plymouth, MA. Flow drills, two man techs and weapon work there.
Ft. Myers, FL will host Part 2 of the comprehensive review seminar we started back in April. Forms 4/5/6 are on the schedule as well as finishing off the techniques.
A multiple attacker seminar is tentative for Round Rock, TX in July.
August sees Broomall, PA, Charleston, SC, Mount Vernon, OH and Stony Point, NY on the schedule.
More dates and places can be found on my site at www.wedlakekenpotv.com/leewedlake/seminars-2
Missed My Anniversary Date
June 2, 1975 I made first black. Mike Sanders in Sterling, IL signed off on me after flunking it the first time around. Three years later I moved to second after being on probation for a year. Mike didn't like my sparring skills and I had to fight, fight, fight. I was more of a kicker due to my initial training. The first kenpo school I went to gave no formal instruction in sparring, so we went to tournaments to see what we could pick up. With a predominance of Korean and Okinawan styles, we didn't fight much like kenpo people. Mike told me I had to get the hands better, so I did. When I pulled off a triple win (fighting/forms/weapons) at a tournament in 1978 or early 79, he signed my certificate.
It seems funny that 46 years after starting in the martial arts, I'm still at it and closing in on 40 years as a black belt. And I'm still working at it.
It seems funny that 46 years after starting in the martial arts, I'm still at it and closing in on 40 years as a black belt. And I'm still working at it.
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