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Goals
Lets take a look at self-defense. Lets remain within the arena of training. What are the things I feel most important to applying self-defense? First, you need to generate stopping power with your arms and hands and possible your legs and feet. Show More Summary
Kata and Methodologies
The argument about remaining true to the original kata has been argued time and agin over the last four decades of karate. There are excellent arguments for both sides. My point of view on the subject is remain true to the original kata...Show More Summary
Kinetic Energy
Energy that a body possesses by virtue of being in motion. In physics, the kinetic energy of an object is the energy which it possesses due to its motion.[1] It is defined as the work needed to accelerate a body of a given mass from rest to its stated velocity. Show More Summary
Leaders and Leadership
Leadership in life as in martial arts is a great responsibility. What is a leader is actually the question and has many answers but in reality it comes down to just a simple thing, i.e. the ability to inspire others to follow you, to do things for you willingly and with vigor, and to follow to the death. Show More Summary
Learning from Youtube
I read an article that referenced learning from youtube. It then alluded to simply learning from video's so that would include movies, television, video's, DVD's and of course Youtube. The question then comes to mind, is this possible?...Show More Summary
Information on Rank
Let me begin by giving you the source of this synopsis on karate rank. You can read the entire article, "How the Masters Got Their Ranks: Origins of the Karate Rank System," written on the JudoInfo.com site ( http://judoinfo.com/karateranks.htm ). Show More Summary
Going to Ground
This is one of those things I discarded in my early years of practicing karate. I always felt going to ground in self-defense was stupid. I still feel that it is right. I also allowed my training to discard ground work because I was a "stand up karate-ka." That was stupid, a mistake. Show More Summary
Push Up Bars
Caveat: this is not to denigrate the chinkuchi push up bars nor the definition used for these devices. I don't mean to convey that this is either right or wrong or that this device is useful or not. I feel it is a good device to useShow More Summary
Reality Check: Making it work, making sense of it, attaching it to the reality of violence.
Today, I read another article at the Chiron Blog written eloquently by Mr. Rory Miller. First, go there and read this one. I especially appreciate two parts. The first part is his recommendation to write a little private essay on why you are not an expert. Show More Summary
New Things: The First or Second Try
Human nature tends to disregard things that don't work on the first or second try. It is not an ancient thing but rather a new thing influenced greatly by, first the industrial revolution, second by the eRevolution, and third by human evolution toward a greater need for instant gratification. Show More Summary
Character vs. Personality
When martial artists of old spoke of masters and experts they included that persons character. This person was not only proficient in the physical forms and applications of martial arts but they had a character that was serious, disciplined and honorable. Show More Summary
1's and 0's
How do I relate yin-n-yang to western philosophy? One's and zero's, the language of computers. Why? Simply because we are now a technological society that relies heavily on one's and zero's, the language underlying all computers in every form. Show More Summary
Martial Myths by Wim Demeere
Hi, All:Wim Demeere has the beginnings of some great postings on the martial arts myths. He starts out with the "Myth of Chi Projection."Bookmark his blog and read the upcoming posts on myths, his writing style and completeness is great.
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Aging in Marital Arts III
Actually this is about the effects of aging for martial artists. In general our hearing and vision decline, muscles and associated tendons, ligaments, etc. lessen in strength, our skin and blood vessels become less flexible, and lets not forget the overall diminishment of our body tone. Show More Summary
Personality
Our lives are governed by several factors. Two of those are our gender and our race. The third and possibly most important is personality. The yin-n-yang of personality is the spectrum of introversion to extraversion. Where we fall in that spectrum says a great deal about such things as choosing our friends and mates. Show More Summary
Introverted/Extraverted Practitioners
It came to mind while reading a book on introversion and extraversion that this may be a valid reason why many drop out of the martial arts. We all assume that a person remains with a discipline like martial arts simply because theyShow More Summary
Flow
Flow, in the zone, a state that many athletes assume when in competition. It applies to martial arts and can apply to self-defense. It is an optimal state in which you feel totally engaged in an activity. You are neither bored or anxious; you don't question your own inadequacy; hours will pass with out notice. Show More Summary
Ethics
Ethics in the west refers to moral principles of a person or group of people. It is a moral correctness that specifies the type of conduct of an individual or a group of individuals. A branch of philosophy, a moral philosophy. It involves the systematization, defense, and the recommending of concepts of right and wrong conduct, i.e. Show More Summary
Wearing the Black Belt, Comfortable?
No, I am not. I have never been truly comfortable wearing a black belt. It holds a special meaning to me and to this day I have difficulty wearing it in front of people. When the day came I was told that I could wear a red and white paneled belt. Show More Summary
