Don’t Be A Crab I recently read an article on Fatherly entitled “Everything You Need to Know About Martial Arts Before Signing Your Kid Up”. I came away in a very conflicted mindset after reading the article. Overall, I think the article itself is actually fairly decent. It relays some [Read More]
The warm up is finished. The instructor tells you to find a partner and get a pair of pads. You put on your gloves, and execute your combination on the pads. ‘You need to pivot more on the ball of the foot, because that’s how you get power. And also, [Read More]
At 11 years old, my son earned the right to wear the most universally-recognised symbol of excellence there is – a Black Belt in martial arts. I consider it one of my greatest achievements as a parent so far. Do I sound smug? Probably. Like I’m living vicariously through my [Read More]
I just got home exhausted from a great Taekwondo class, feeling pretty good about myself. I worked hard and I’m not as sore as I usually am. Not bad for a 53-year-old man! After a quick shower, I settle down in my chair and it’s time to wind down a [Read More]
2018 started off great for me, training-wise. I was never one of those people who seemed to live at the dojo, but I was maintaining a fairly regular training schedule and felt I was progressing nicely. And then, as happens all too often for many people, life got in the [Read More]
“The warrior is not someone who fights, because no one has the right to take another’s life. The warrior, for us, is one who sacrifices himself for the good of others.” ~ Sitting Bull. First Things First A lot of people who think of martial arts think of the [Read More]
Imagine this: You go to a restaurant that you heard good things about. You like pizza, and they are known for making great pizza. You come in, take a menu and sit down. When someone comes to take your order, you ask to speak to the manager. When the manager [Read More]
If you’re into Japanese martial arts you’ve definitely heard of Ellis Amdur, maybe even read some of his books. In case you haven’t, he’s written some of my favorite books on the subject (and I don’t actually train JMA) which you can check out here. Suffice it to say he [Read More]
If you’ve been training in the martial arts for more than a little while, you have probably had awkward interactions with other people when they found out about your martial arts “habit.” I’ve been practicing a variety of fighting arts for forty seven years, and I can tell you that [Read More]
In the interests of full disclosure, I received this book for review purposes. Title: Crippled Immortals: Shaolin Enlightenment on a Singapore High-Rise Author: Chris Murray Publisher: Arcadia Format: Paperback Pages: 269 Price: $15.00 (on Amazon) I think most martial artists have this dream, inspired by many movies from the ’80s, [Read More]
How Using Indian Clubs Can Improve Shoulder Mobility Many of us live a sedentary lifestyle. We sit at a desk, drive, and watch TV on the couch. Many suffer the upper crossed syndrome, a posture where your head leans forward, your shoulders round, and your muscles become too tight and [Read More]
Violence – My Perspective I’ve come to believe two things about violence: it is fluid in nature and it is morally neutral. I don’t think I’ll get much pushback about violence being fluid. After all, almost all of us train in dealing with any number of unpredictable scenarios. There’s a [Read More]
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