If you are a martial artist, I’ve got a "dirty little secret" to tell you that’s going to make a lot of traditional instructors very, very angry.
Most of what you are practicing in your katas is useless filler. It’s the "fluff" that looks good in a tournament but gets you a one-way ticket to the hospital in a real street fight. But don’t blame your instructor. He’s just teaching what he was taught.
However, if you want to know how the "Master Keys" of combat actually work—how a smaller man can generate enough power to snap a larger attacker’s ribs like dry kindling—then you need to understand Pareto’s Law.
In business, it’s called the 80/20 Rule. It states that 80% of your results come from just 20% of your efforts.
Well, I’ve spent decades deconstructing the martial arts, and I can tell you for a fact: 80% of your fighting ability comes from only 20% of the moves in your forms.
I have isolated that 20%. And I’ve put it into a video lesson that will change the way you move, strike, and think forever.
Let’s talk about 2 Kata. Most people look at the beginning and think they’re learning to block a kick.
They’re wrong. If a guy the size of my assistant Mr. Pat throws a real shin-shattering kick and you try to "palm block" it downward like they show in the movies, you’re going to end up with a cracked wrist and a shattered ego. His leg is a tree trunk; your wrist is a twig.
In this video, I’m going to show you why that "block" is actually a hidden strike. I’ll show you how to use the "Chicken Wrist" and the "Crane Flip" not to stop force, but to accelerate through it.
We’re talking about "tenderizing" the throat, the eyes, and the nose. I even "make up" a technique on the fly in the video to show you how a "block" becomes a "nose-snapping" pop in close-quarters combat.
Grandmaster Jim Brassard
Next, we get into the Cat Stance. Most students treat this as a transitional pose. To them, it’s just a "pause" before the next move.
Wrong again. The Cat Stance is a Power Posture. In this video, I reveal the "Samurai Test": if you can hold a proper Cat Stance for five minutes straight, you have one of the strongest sets of legs in the country.
But I don’t just want you to stand there. I’m going to show you the Advanced Bunkai that 99% of black belts don’t know.
I’ll show you how to drive a 45-degree side kick (think of it as a "buttock-powered" back kick) that uses your entire hip rotation to deliver a blow that doesn’t just hit—it penetrates.
Grandmaster Jim Brassard
This is where the 80/20 rule really kicks in.
There is one drill in 2 Kata—the Rolling Chain Punch—that you could do up and down the dojo for the rest of your life and it would do more for your power than a thousand hours of bag work.
I’ll teach you about:
When you see my students, Forest and Pat, demonstrate this, you’ll see the difference between "filet mignon" and "complete garbage." The difference is timing.
Shaolin Kempo Karate 2 Kata Jim Brassard
I am currently developing a full DVD course for every kata all the way to Black Belt. I am systematically eliminating the technical nonsense that wastes your time and focusing only on the moves that actually work.
This video on Two Kata is a "Master Key." Once you understand the principles of marriage of gravity and the 80/20 rule taught here, your striking ability will double—if not triple—in a matter of weeks.
Stop practicing the 80% that doesn't matter.
Start mastering the 20% that turns you into a dangerous human being.
Unlock the Hidden Power of 2 Kata: Secret Techniques Revealed
