Grandmaster Michael Patrick demonstrates the Power Zone Player and how to use it to minimize the strength needed to perform a technique and get more control of the opponent.
Grandmaster Michael Patrick shows how to determine the proper angle of activation for attacking Pressure Points. Without proper angle of activation, you will not get maximum results from your techniques!
Grandmaster Michael Patrick goes into detail about how to use Quadrant Theory to show how to get more systemic effects for your attacks versus only localized impact. Making the attacks more systemic guarantee it is more difficult to block and will have a far greater effect in stopping your opponent.
Grandmaster Michael Patrick revisits the concept of Small Circle as poplarized by Grandmaster Wally Jay. This principle is essential to the perfection of joint locks within Torite Jutsu. This is a very powerful concept!
Grandmaster Michael Patrick elaborates on the concept of uprooting which is very helpful to move resistant opponents from a location and other applications. Be sure to check this video out!
This is an introduction by Grandmaster Michael Patrick to a very advanced concept within Torite Jutsu, known as spiraling. Application of this principle can cause great injury to anyone on whom this is applied, so much care must be exercised when practicing and learning this technique.
Grandmaster Michael Patrick revisits the Player to the Game, Attacking the Stance and expands the thinking into "Life Preservation" versus "Life Taking."
What constitutes a variation? This is a common question we receive often. In this video segment, GM Patrick goes into a good deal of information on how to put together variations which can be useful for testing for rank in the DSI as well as just generally great information to help you during your training.
A short video from Certified Instructor Jon Ryley, demonstrating energetics with Enhancement and retardation to add more back for the beck in Techniques.