Let me just get my social media and tech cred out of the way. I had an account on Friendster. Most of you haven’t even heard of that cautionary tale. I still remember my ICQ account number (2946721) I remember when I couldn’t use Facebook because I no longer had [Read More]
Your Mission, Should You Choose To Accept It: Positivity This weekly post highlights positivity in the martial arts from around the world. Unfortunately, it is far too easy to find negative stories on the internet. Positive ones, however, are harder to find. Let’s recognize and celebrate those martial artists and schools [Read More]
A Look At Self-Defence Instruction I have recently taken part in an interesting debate centering around the validity of Kata and Traditional Martial Arts (TMA) as tools for self-defence. This is something I have written extensively about, and you can read about this here, here and here. My opinions aside, [Read More]
I Miss The Positivity Of The Rains Down In Africa This weekly post highlights positivity in the martial arts from around the world. Unfortunately, it is far too easy to find negative stories on the internet. Positive ones, however, are harder to find. Let’s recognize and celebrate those martial artists and [Read More]
Sensei Xanthi Gerasimo Talks About Her Dojo They often say that the younger you learn something the easier it is to remember it long-term. If you think back to what you were doing as a child did you ever think you would be doing that very same thing today? Most [Read More]
Plant The Seeds Of Positivity And Enjoy The Harvest! This weekly post highlights positivity in the martial arts from around the world. Unfortunately, it is far too easy to find negative stories on the internet. Positive ones, however, are harder to find. Let’s recognize and celebrate those martial artists and schools [Read More]
Arrogance and Its Role in Martial Arts Today I have the privilege of sharing a few thoughts with fellow martial artist and author, Duane Emsley. Duane, who’s from the UK, and I have been friends on Facebook for quite a while and he recently approached me with a fascinating idea. Duane [Read More]
What Makes This Bruce Lee Book Stand Out? Title: Bruce Lee A Life Author: Matthew Poly Publisher: Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover Pages: 656 Price: $35.00 In the interests of full disclosure, I was given this book for review purposes I know what you’re thinking “What? Another book on Bruce [Read More]
Hey, I’m a Blue Belt Thanks to the wonders of Facebook, I was recently reminded that I was awarded my blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Four years ago. It’s not an unheard of amount of time to be a blue belt but it’s long enough that I’ve begun scheming [Read More]
It Is Hot As Positivity Outside! This weekly post highlights positivity in the martial arts from around the world. Unfortunately, it is far too easy to find negative stories on the internet. Positive ones, however, are harder to find. Let’s recognize and celebrate those martial artists and schools who are doing [Read More]
Just wanted to confirm with everyone – yes, the site went down yesterday, 7/4/18. It was all from an effort to improve performance on the site that went horribly wrong. In the future, we’ll post on the Facebook page – here. Thank you to everyone who reached out to help, [Read More]
Does Japan The Ultimate Samurai Guide Make The Cut? Title: Japan the Ultimate Samurai Guide: An Insider Looks at the Japanese Martial Arts and Surviving in the Land of Bushido and Zen. Author: Alexander Bennet Publisher: Tuttle Format: Softcover Pages: 144 Price: $16.99 In the interest of full disclosure, I [Read More]
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