How to Slow Down or Completely Halt Your Martial Arts Training Progress by
Sensei J. Richard Kirkham B.Sc.

Over
the years, I've seen very successful techniques in slowing down martial
arts and self-defense training to an almost complete stop. I've listed
some of these techniques below, perhaps you're already practicing some
of these....

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