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]
Enjoy Some Positivity This Labor Day Weekend! 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]
Breaking Down Cobra Kai, Season 1-With Spoilers! It is no secret that I really enjoyed the first season of Cobra Kai. I was thrilled to see that they not only brought the original characters back but also made a flat-out fantastic show! You can listen to a spoiler-free discussion I had with [Read More]
In the year 2018 we are, unfortunately, becoming more and more ideologically polarized. The vast majority of people have figuratively, if not literally, joined one of two tribes, much to the detriment of our society. Unless you are a hermit living in a cave somewhere, part of your daily life [Read More]
Positivity Is A State Of Mind! 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]
Iko Uwais and Mile 22 I just got out of the theater where I saw Mile 22, a film starring Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan, Ronda Rousey, John Malkovich, Iko Uwais, and directed by Peter Berg. I myself was drawn to this movie because of Iko Uwais, an actor and martial [Read More]
Robert Talks About McDojoLife Before McDojoLife, there was the McDojo. In the 1970’s martial arts exploded into the United States and subsequently fueled the industry of McDojos, or belt factories. They stemmed from the use of the art providing lower ranked artists colored belts to establish their rank and to [Read More]
Back To School With 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 [Read More]
Although it is not my favorite magazine, Blackbelt is the default martial arts magazine still in existence. For my tastes, most of their feature articles (not the monthly articles mind you, which I love) are a little shallow, and serve really as an introduction to a subject. Occasionally, there are [Read More]
Last night my brother-in-arms, Hylton Silver, and I were running a Krav Maga class. We focused on an interesting topic – pressure. I recently wrote on pressure in self-defense training, and you can read more about this here. We were working on defending against punches and tackles/takedowns, and asked our [Read More]
Your Culture Will Define Your Brand The analogy I hear often from traditional martial arts (TMA) practitioners is that their school consists of individuals that combined feel like an extended family. I too, have experienced this and am grateful for the community TMA fosters. If you are a school owner [Read More]
Four Downs of 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 [Read More]
Martial art’s little white lie I remember the very first night I stepped into a martial arts school. The instructor gave me the sell. Of course, he mentioned the great shape I would get in. He also took great pride in the fact there were very few injuries in that school. “We [Read More]
We crave objectivity. Whether it’s in our personal or professional lives, numbers don’t lie. This is why so many business owners refuse to look closely at their finances, why many adults won’t balance their checkbook, and the reason some people hate math so much. There’s a right answer, which in many [Read More]
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