Neil Bednar began martial arts training in 1990 while in college, and has earned a fourth degree black belt in Aikido, a first degree black belt in Okinawan Uechi-Ryu Karate, a blue belt in no-gi Brazilian jiu jitsu. He is currently studying and teaching Combat Systema in San Francisco. Neil’s blog chronicles his efforts in progressive bodyweight calisthenics and offers random thoughts on life.
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