Written by Sensei Mitch on February 17, 2022
Russian Castle Doctrine
News . Self-DefenseWhat has the world come to? England, Canada, Australia and others have stripped their citizens of the Right to bear arms. Interesting the Internet has been scrubbed of the stories concerning the disarmament and the rapid increase in crime in each of these countries. I mention this because it is odd that Russia which didn’t
Written by Sensei Mitch on February 15, 2022
Life Lost Quickly
Law Enforcement . News . Self-Defense . State of Mind . Training notesOn February 5, 2022 at about 10:40 PM Kevin Somers of Amagansett, NY was transported to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital where he was pronounced dead. When I teach a self-defense class or answer student questions, they always give me “what would you do” questions. I love these questions as I usually learn something too. But
Written by Sensei Mitch on February 13, 2022
In Defense of Women
Law Enforcement . News . Self-DefenseIt is good news when we see a country beginning to take steps to protect it’s female population! In India, they have launched a program to use Police Training Facilities to provide Self-Defense training for women. The Government recognizes that “Rogue elements could be taught a lesson if women are trained to defend themselves“. Recognition
Written by Sensei Mitch on February 12, 2022
CCL Saves the Day
Articles of Interest . Law Enforcement . News . Self-Defense . WeaponsOn Jan 29, 2022 in San Bruno, CA another smash & grab occurred. This time the criminals got away with nothing, but they still got away. In the security video below you can see the events unfold. The Owner was lucky as his near critical mistake was trying to pull the criminal away from the
Written by Sensei Mitch on January 20, 2022
The Formerly Great Jackie Chan
History . NewsJackie Chan is one of my favorite Martial Artists. That is why it makes me sad to see such a great man submit to easily to a Totalitarian Regime, the CCP. In 2018, Chan sponsored a Bill urging Beijing to introduce laws to protect China’s “national dignity” from insults! Jackie Chan has not commented publicly
Written by Sensei Mitch on January 15, 2022
I’ll Take a Bet On Fighting Spirit!
Articles of Interest . History . KarateA Speech by Sosai Mas Oyama On May 10, 1978, in Nara, the ancient capital of Japan, Kancho (Director) Oyama gave a speech at a Public Seminar in which many prominent people from throughout Japan were also invited to speak. As in all Kancho Oyama’s speeches, he spoke without the aid of any notes, and
Written by Sensei Mitch on January 7, 2014
Great Looking Effort, No Real Accomplishment
A Zen Thing . State of Mind . Training notesBeing busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be Forethought, System, Planning, Intelligence, and Honest Purpose, as well as Perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing” – Thomas Edison Given the measure of accomplishments Thomas Edison made in
Written by Sensei Mitch on January 6, 2014
Stand against Tyranny
Articles of Interest . News . Politics . Self-DefenseA study published in the latest issue of the academic journal Applied Economics Letters took on many of the claims made regularly by advocates of stricter gun laws.From the paper Abstract: “The purpose of the present study is to determine the effects of state-level assault weapons bans and concealed weapons laws on state-level murder rates.
Written by Sensei Mitch on August 9, 2013
39 Propane Tanks, on the road…38 Prop…
Entertainment . Fun Stuff . News . OffTopicThis has nothing to do with the Martial Arts, but how often do you get to see what a propane tank explosion looks like? Consider this a safety message to give you some perspective on the destructive force stored up in that propane tank attached to your grill/house. Or just watch it because, well, things
Written by Sensei Mitch on June 4, 2013
Life and other distractions!
Site_NewsYes, it has been a while since I posted regularly. With 977 posts, life has caught up with me, I’m spread to thin and starting to focus in different areas. One of the reasons I haven’t posted recently; I am in the process of writing a book. I am very excited about it and it
