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Hi All,
I hope you’re all keeping active and remaining upbeat? Welcome to a special edition of Combat Corner! In response to global events, we have a basic guide to online teaching (2) and some solo training information from Jamie Clubb and myself (4 & 5). If you are on lockdown and in need of a good read, be sure to checkout section 6 for details of Dan Redmond’s uncompromising autobiography!
Speak soon!
All the best,
Iain
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1) Peter’s latest update about the virus situation for those that missed it:
https://mailchi.mp/britishcombat/bca-2766755?e=a1c2363969
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2) With a third of the world on lockdown due to the Coronavirus, many martial arts teachers are turning to online training. If you’re not sure how to start, here is a basic guide I put together:
https://www.iainabernethy.co.uk/content/basic-guide-online-martial-arts-teaching
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3) A week or two ago I also produced a video about this current situation and:
1) What students can do to keep training and progressing
2) What instructors can do to help students keep learning and progressing
3) What students can do to help instructors
4) What professional instructors can do to help deal with current financial difficulties and prepare for future growth
You can watch that here: https://youtu.be/tKWB8MzsiRI
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4) Jamie Clubb has produced some good solo training resources:
Shadow Boxing/Sparring essay:
https://clubbchimera.com/sparring-in-the-shadows/
YouTube vlog on solo training
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHngovAbzM4
Solo Training Essay:
https://clubbchimera.com/me-versus-me-a-short-meditation-on-training-solo/
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5) I’ve also been adding a number of solo workouts to my app. These are a combination of videos that explain how each workout works, and an audio file to guide you through it. There’s a mix of physical and technical training and if you’d like to try them out, please email app@iainabernethy.com and I’ll get you set up.
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6) If you are on lockdown in need of a good book to read, may I suggest “The Penny Bridge Boy” by our very own Daniel Redmond. Peter, Kris Wilder and I have all provided endorsements for the book and highly recommend it!
INFO: This book is an uncompromising 'survivor's tale' of being bullied, brawling and bad attitude. Dan takes us on a journey to a time and place of self-reliance and then after a lifetime of study in the martial arts he now firmly believes that violence is not the only answer to solving problems.
The book costs £14.50 + post - packing. Inquiries to Dan Redmond. Tel 07976987696. Email chujo@hotmail.com. Paypal or bank transfer accepted.
http://www.lulu.com/shop/daniel-redmond/the-penny-bridge-boy/paperback/product-24433969.html
PETER’S REVIEW: I was hooked early on in the book to find out that Dan was born in the next village to where the 21st President of the United States was born and from then on I was captivated enough to read the book in one sitting. Brought up in a supportive family, but dogged through his youth by violence, which certainly shaped his formative years, this had him walking a fine line with authority.
As many people will attest who have been through similar and often damaging experiences it was the martial arts that pretty much saved Dan, gave him direction and steadied the ship. Eventually, as you’ll read, his pursuit of knowledge and the best training in Karate took him to such places as Japan, Okinawa and the States on a number of occasions.
Over the years Dan has built up a very solid reputation in the karate world and his journey through life with the martial arts as his compass is engagingly told in this well written biography. This is a book for everyone not just martial artists as the life lessons are of value to all of us.
KRIS’S REVIEW: This is a Man’s book written for men. Dan Redmond takes us to a time and place of self-reliance, honour and dignity for which, in our hearts, we long. The head winds of life are strong; a man's spirit can be stronger. Dan proves it by sharing his admittedly imperfect life perfectly.
IAIN’S REVIEW: I’ve known Dan Redmond for almost 20 years; at least I thought I knew him. The Dan Redmond I’ve known is warm, funny, supportive, widely enthusiastic, honest, forthright and a fighter to the core. He is all those things in spades; as you’ll find but when you meet them man himself as you read his words. I knew that Dan before I read this book and it was nice to spend some more time with him. However, what I found to be a real joy was meeting a whole new Dan too! I’d never met Dan the child, Dan the young man, and Dan the storyteller before. It was a joy to make their acquaintance too! Again, you’re about to find that out. Dan Redmond is a unique man, from a unique part of the world, and who has led a unique life. You’ve made a smart choice in choosing to make his acquaintance. You’re in for a treat!
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