Relax into Progress
A Zen Thing . Quotes . State of Mind . Training notesUnlock martial arts mastery by embracing relaxation and fluidity in your training. Discover how the wisdom of Sun Tzu’s Art of War can help you harness the power of adaptability, improve your mind-body connection, and enhance your performance in physical conflicts. Learn techniques to cultivate relaxation, develop a strategic mindset, and transform your martial arts journey. Read More
Never Give Up!
State of Mind . VideoOne of my favorite Movie quotes is from Batman’s Alfred Pennyworth: We fall so we can learn to pick ourselves up! In other words we never quit. When I was a younger lad in High School I had one rule, and I would share it with my anyone looking for trouble. My rule was I Read More
Real Fights Don’t Last
Karate . Self-Defense . State of Mind . VideoIt still amazes me how many of my students regardless of age have never been in a fight before, never been hit in the face. I guess I grew up in a rougher area and a tougher time, where a wise comment could result in a fat lip. I understood two sayings that seem to Read More
Your Chances of Success
A Zen Thing . Articles of Interest . State of Mind . Training notesWords that other people speak only have power if we give them. The Words we speak can either empower or defeat us before we even start. I use the above chart with everyone but mostly my younger/adolescent students. Honestly hearing anyone say I can’t makes my blood boil, nothing is harder to overcome than someone Read More
Self-Defense Tips & Advice
Awareness . Self-DefenseHere is a collection of basic, common sense self-defense tips and advice. The information presented here provides some general tips on how to avoid dangerous situations outside your home. Remember, Common Sense is the rule. The most common statement of someone that has put themself in harms way is “I have as much right to Read More
Physics & Getting into Shape
Diet . Fitness . Training notesWe all want to get into shape. No one’s says I want to become a Sloth! Yet look around the next time you are at the Mall and I think you will agree, the Sloths are winning! Why is that? Why have we become so lazy? How did this happen? Simple; It’s Physics! See the Read More
Are you mentally ready
Guest Posts . Self-DefensePreface: I was doing some file cleaning and I came across a guest article that appears to have been submitted around Aug 01, 2003. I can’t find the Carl’s contact information or the original message and I find no reference to this article in any Search results. So here it is for your consumption. I Read More
5 things you should never say or think…
Karate . State of Mind . Training notesWe live in a sensitive world. That doesn’t make it right. Below are 5 things people say almost daily that most people find “acceptable”. That doesn’t make it right. I was raised in a sticks-and-stones household. I went to a sticks-and-stones high school. For some the term sticks-and-stones may be a foreign concept, that is Read More
The Way
A Zen Thing . Religion . State of Mind . VideoThe Way we should live but usually don’t. As Martial Artists we are supposed to be role models, we usually are not. Like so many we do things for selfish reasons. We miss the multitude of opportunities God sends our way to do those small (and big) things and improve the lives of our fellow Read More
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