
Increasing Your Punch Power
FitnessMas Oyama would suggest you perform this power exercise 300 times daily! I would suggest that you build up to that slowly. To perform the power pushup exercise you should use a firm cushion as pictured. A couch cushion will do in a pinch. Start with a closed fist pushup position and execute as depicted Read More

World Health Day
Events & Holidays . ProductsToday is the perfect day to review our Withing Review. An even better day to purchase your own Withings Scanwatch! And while you are 97 days late starting if you didn’t except the Push-Up Challenge it is never to late to start now! Everyday should be world health day! We all could use a little Read More

Speed & Agility training
Products . Training notes . VideoThought I would stick with the child athlete theme to demonstrate the importance of using the right tools. This young man is using a Multi-functional Boxing Gym Equipment to perfect his moves. This type of equipment is a great way to improve your reaction time, speed and enhance the use of your peripheral vision. Enjoy Read More

Amazing Focused Skill
For Kids . Styles . TechniqueThis young man has a bright future ahead of him.. His focus and technique is amazing given his young age. Most people forget of the great accomplishments children are capable of if excellence is demanded in a healthy way. The higher we set the bar the higher our youth will achieve. To many prescribe to Read More

Vulnerable Areas
Self-Defense . Training notesWhat areas of the Human Body are Vulnerable to Attack? Probably a lot more than you think! There are numerous structural weaknesses in the human body which are vulnerable to attack. The application of strikes or pressure to these areas may cause pain, unconsciousness and sometime serious injury. There are some areas which are more Read More

Driven to Achieve
State of MindWe achieve greatness by striving to be better and never quitting. But is that enough? Is that really all there is to it? No. While our attitude is a key ingredient in our chance of success there are certain things we can not learn or master by ourselves. We need to be Challenged too. Those Read More

Inside Roundhouse – The Billy Jack Kick
Karate . Technique . Training notes . VideoDue to a recent video clip posted on reddit I thought I’d create this post to discuss this particular kick, the inside roundhouse kick: This young woman did a great job demonstrating this kick, especially the slow down. This is a Kyokushin Karate Kick called “Jodan Uchi Haisoku Geri” or move descriptively as a “High Read More

Sun Tzu The Art of War
History . State of Mind . Training notesThere is much written about Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. You will find various interpretations some saying there are 5 main points, other there are 9 or 13, I am sure there are more interpretations. I personally like the 9 main points interpretation, but I will not pontificate on my personal interpretation of Sun Read More

Gekisai Dai Ni Kata with Instructions
Karate . Styles . Technique . Training notesThe southern Kata have their origins in Goju Ryu karate, which Oyama learned while training under So Nei Chu and Gogen Yamaguchi. Gekisai (Conquer and Occupy) means conquer and occupy. The name is derived from the characters Geki 撃, meaning defeat or conquer, and Sai 塞, meaning fortress or stronghold (literally translated as “closed”, “shut” Read More

200 Sit-up Challenge
Fitness . Training notesI wrote about this challenge back in 2010, where has the time gone! While I wrote about the 200 sit-up challenge before I think given the success of the 66,795 Push-Up Challenge I would revisit the sit-up challenge. Read More
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