A Tough Week For Civility Last week, I watched the horrible state of American politics unfold over a five day period. A crazy person sent bombs to political figures and government officials all over the country. Luckily, no one was hurt. Then, Saturday morning, a gunman entered a synagogue near [Read More]
Martial Art’s Hot Button Issue Competition. The litmus test in modern martial arts. A simple dividing line that we use to put a martial artist in one of two buckets. People who train for competition and everyone else. It seems a silly and arbitrary reason to cause such a huge divide in [Read More]
In the interests of full disclosure, I received this book for review purposes Title: Striking Distance: Bruce Lee & The Dawn of Martial Arts in America Author: Charles Russo Format: Hardcover Pages: 232 Price: $18.68 There’s a lot of Bruce Lee books out there. I’ve reviewed Bruce Lee: A Life [Read More]
This past weekend UFC229 created headlines everywhere. The build up to the fight was huge and the rivalry between Connor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov was highly publicized. It was so heated that it ended up with McGregor throwing a trolley through a bus window and injuring people in the process; [Read More]
Once the violence in her marriage escalated to a point where she feared she would end up dead, Anaya* knew it was time to get out. But now, living on her own, struggling to cover the bills, she has had to quit Taekwondo. And it was the one thing – [Read More]
Thousands of parents enroll their children into martial arts programs across the country every year. Maybe it’s your unruly 4-year-old who needs to learn self-discipline before kindergarten, a high schooler who should learn self-defense before going off to college, or any age in between. No matter why, you are helping [Read More]
Add A Teaspoon of Positivity To Your Morning Cup Of Coffee 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 [Read More]
The McDojo and Bringing Back McDojoLife McDojoLife is a… I’m not really sure how to define it. To call it a “website” doesn’t even come close to covering what it is. Maybe we should call it a movement. That certainly seems, to me at least, what it’s quickly becoming. Regardless [Read More]
Are Forms Still Relevant? Forms. Let’s face it, they have gotten a bad name. Whether you call them forms, kata, shapes, or one of the many names given to them, it’s true. Most modern martial arts and self-defense systems not only question them but completely put them down and often [Read More]
Sorry it’s been so long since I have been able to review something, but I jumped in with both feet on this book. As I’ve previously mentioned in my other reviews (all those eons ago), I generally feel that I can categorize martial arts books as instructional, biographical, or philosophical. [Read More]
WARNING: Positivity Is Highly Contagious 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 good [Read More]
A few weeks ago I wrote about my desire to bring some data to martial arts school owners. I know how critical data and numbers are to every business, and I’ve found it frustrating that I can’t find simple, comprehensive data. You can read that last article here. As I [Read More]
Keep Radiating 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 who are doing good things in [Read More]
Train For Your Environment By Adapting All martial arts were developed to serve a specific function from a specific time period. Many of the older martial arts have tried adapting to modern-day environments with varying degrees of success. However, some are more suited to our modern environment than others. Japanese [Read More]
Title: Irish Swordsmanship: Fencing and Dueling in Eighteenth Century Ireland Author: Ben Miller Format: Hardcover Pages: 483 Price: $34.95 (Hardcover)/$23.95 (Softcover) In the interests of transparency, I was given this book for review purposes. HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) has an unusual place in the minds of many of us [Read More]
Positivity Is A New Season Of Football! 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 [Read More]
Age Happens I literally caught myself mid screenshot. Click. Please tell me I didn’t just do that. *peer in horror through my fingers at the phone screen. “AGE IS JUST A NUMBER” I just took a screenshot of that quote. *gulp. Don’t know about you, but I’m thinking this is [Read More]
It was embarrassing the first time I tried to put my black belt on after a 10 year break. It had collected its fair share of dust and my waist had collected its fair share of padding. I had received my black belt in Taekwondo right before I left for [Read More]
The Long, Winding, And Unexpected Road to Black Belt At one point or another in our studies, we’ve come across one version or another of this question: “How long does it take for a normal person to get their black belt?” Well, normal people don’t get a black belt. We [Read More]
The ancient Samurai believed a strict code of conduct. These principles and ideals are collectively known as Bushido. Among these values are honesty and integrity, honour, loyalty and responsibility. The ancient Samurai believed that speaking and doing are essentially the same. Someone who is honest and has integrity does not [Read More]
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