#dog bros

[teahupooandgimli]

Two lil corgi legends, Hank and Willie

[mensweardog]

Mom found our old yearbook photos and it looks like the predictions are accurate 😏👌

[longswordsinlondon]

Intercepting a wall-run attack with a teep. Fun photo by C-Bumpy Dog from the Euro Gathering in Bern. Luku was the last person keen to fight, even with the weight difference.

[men4ce-red]

whats better than this, just dogs bein dudes

[longswordsinlondon]

Gong Fu Dog uses Grappling for Stick Fighting

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DLR: Online Martial Arts Courses

I have a subscription to an online martial arts video resource. This might surprise you. Online learning, in martial arts, is associated with the spirit of the back of the comic book “Fear No Man!” ads for martial arts books and courses. Lately there’s been a string of finger pointing and politicking over HEMA “masters” setting up such courses of their own.

You can, undoubtedly, smell the bullshido coming out of your screen. A very similar whiff comes from many online courses, up to and including the infamous “internet blue belt” by Ryron and Rener Gracie.

Anyone who says they can make you a badass just by paying them money and watching videos is lying.

But that doesn’t inherently or entirely devalue the format.

MGinAction is maybe the pre-eminent example of an online subscription learning resource for martial arts done right. Marcelo Garcia is one of the top names in BJJ as an instructor and a competitor, who’s game is innovative and widely imitated. The subscription gets you a *lot* of footage, of both his teaching and his sparring, and it’s all cleverly set up to cross-reference.

It’s not what I subscribe to. I subscribe, instead, to the Dog Brothers online subscription. Why? Well, mostly because I have a great BJJ coach, and no-one currently accessible for stick fighting training.

Like Marcelo’s set up, this is by a leading light in his art; one who has walked the walk. In one of many DB mottoes:

You see it taught, you see it fought.

The DBMA system is not a widespread thing, and it’s certainly well tested. It’s honest about what it’s for, where it’s derived from, and who’s used it effectively. We’re not talking about the dubiously historical “pugilism” or “glima” syllabus offered by someone with no history of using it on resisting opponents.

Arguments from authority or ad hominem can be logical fallacies, but if someone is claiming to be an authority on fighting then they can show me the video.

They’re also not offering certification or ranking via the online program. It’s a resource and training aid, not a substitute for training. I see it as no different to cracking out a copy of Ringeck when I’m thinking about Fencing.

They’re selling your their opinions on how to fight. Not a certificate saying you now know how to fight.

[todancealongthelightofday]

Cuddle puddle

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