Monthly Archives: December 2012

JUDO TECHNICIAN (Part 3)  “DEMONSTRATION QUALITY SKILLS” By Mark Lonsdale  This article follows on from the previous two articles defining the term “judo technician,” which can be found by scrolling down or in Growing Judo’s October and November 2012 issues.   … Continue reading →

WHAT IS JUDO COACHING? By Mark Lonsdale  Let’s begin with a discussion on what coaching is not. Even the best coaching is not a substitute for dedication, fitness, technical proficiency, hard training, and competition experience. As with the correlation between … Continue reading →

TRAIN-the-TRAINER PROGRAMS STTU was one of the first training organizations to develop law enforcement and military train-the-trainer programs based on modern educational methodologies, human performance, and sports physiology. OPERATIONAL STUDIES supports STTU’s train-the-trainer programs with continual research into adult learning … Continue reading →

STRIKE BACK Part 1  STREET SURVIVAL & SELF DEFENSE  By Mark V. Lonsdale  Welcome to part one of Strike Back – a column dedicated to self defense, street survival and the physical and mental conditioning that may prevent you from … Continue reading →

STRIKE BACK Part 2  PHYSICAL CONDITIONING FOR SELF DEFENSE By Mark Lonsdale STRIKE BACK is a series of articles dedicated to self defense, urban survival and the  physical and  mental conditioning required to protect ones self, or loved ones, when … Continue reading →

STRIKE BACK Part 3  MENTAL CONDITIONING FOR SELF DEFENSE By Mark V. Lonsdale In this paper the STRIKE BACK series will explore some of the less physical, but equally important, aspects of self defense as it relates to such street … Continue reading →

Kelly’s Capers, developed by Sid Kelly, 8th Dan, is a simple yet effective method of introducing new students to the principles of judo but without all the technical detail involved in tradional judo instruction. The process focuses more on the importance … Continue reading →