I love teaching and contributing people of all ages in one way or other to make a difference in their lives. For this, I use every opportunity that arise and do it with fun. While I was visiting my home town, Trabzon/Turkiye, I had some students interested in forming a Sayokan Club at the Black […]
A beautiful seminar.
Sayokan European Seminar took place 2-6 May in Utrecht, Holland. In a way I was expected to join, being SWF Director of International Affairs. I also needed to escape from daily life and do something I enjoy for a few days. It was also an opportunity for me and to refresh, increase my knowledge, catch up with Yabgu Nihat Yigit (the […]
Martial Arts Newbie Guide – 4
Subject: 9 – When You Visit Here are some general guidelines to consider when visiting the schools you have an interest in. First, call ahead. Make sure that visitors are welcome. Some schools are particular about what classes visitors are allowed to watch. Advanced classes may be “off limits” to the public as well as […]
Martial Arts Newbie Guide – 3
Subject: 7 – What Not To Look For Some years ago a movie came out: They Call Me Bruce! In this comedy, an Asian man made his way through a number of people who thought he was a great martial arts Master simply because he was Asian, triumphing in the end. The moral is clear […]
Martial Arts Newbie Guide – 2
Subject: 5 – How Much So how much is all this training going to cost? The short answer is: it depends. Schools are free to charge whatever they want for their instruction. How much they charge is a function of how much they think their instruction is worth, how expensive goods and services are in […]
Martial Arts Newbie Guide – 1
Subject: 2 – Introduction So you want to be the next Bruce Lee, Jet Li, Chuck Norris, Master Pan or Yabgu Nihat Yigit. Congratulations and welcome to the wide world of Martial Arts. You may be wondering what comes next. Where do you go, what do you do, and are you going to have a […]
Martial Arts Newbie Guide
So you want to be the next Bruce Lee, Jet Li, Chuck Norris, Master Pan or Yabgu Nihat Yigit. Congratulations and welcome to the wide world of Martial Arts. You may be wondering what comes next. Where do you go, what do you do, and are you going to have a dragon branded onto your […]
Grand Tuhon Jerson “Nene” Tortal – A true spirit of a grandmaster
Grandmaster Tortal, we call him “Nene” as he is known, almost every year goes to the USA to give a series of seminars to his students. You can check the details from his web site www.dtskali.com . I become a proud student of grandmaster in 1998 in Manila while I was living in the Philippines. […]
A coach’s role in a chosen sport.
Carry out coaching sessions to pass on the knowledge of the sport, get students fit both mentally and physically to perform well, motivate them, have fun and try to win in competitions. Be a resourceful life-long guide; teach them skills that they can use throughout life. Enable them to achieve levels of knowledge and performance […]
Understanding your sport
Sayokan is a system of self defense and the way of defending oneself. In the Sayokan system, importance is not the individual technique but the application perspective. It’s not the show off of techniques but the natural application of them is important. Techniques should be natural reaction in application and should not bear too specific […]