How many days a week do you train? You may find yourself thinking you aren’t training enough, maybe too much, or any amount in between. However, notice I didn’t ask ‘How many days a week do you go to class?’. What are you like on the days where you’re not Continue Reading
Ana Juvan
Why Do You Train?
Every martial artist has a different reason why they started training, but the interesting question is why they kept training. There are many people who never make it to black belt, as well as a shocking amount of people who will quit almost immediately after achieving their black belt. Why? Continue Reading
Practical Weapons
When you think of weapons you may immediately think swords, guns, knives, machetes, baseball bats, etc. Sadly, unless you’re in Texas, you cannot legally wield a sword in public everyday life, and there are many other restrictions regarding legal carrying of weapons. Each state has its own respective laws on Continue Reading
Compete With Yourself
Long ago are the days when I was a teen color belt student, and I would be looking at my friends in class and try to see if my stance could be lower than theirs, my kicks higher, and my kihaps louder. It was a great motivator at the time; Continue Reading
Nothing Matters
There’s a mantra that I developed early on in my life as a young, depressed, over-thinker: nothing really matters. My life doesn’t matter. I’d hear this in my head, even if I didn’t want to, along with a variety of other negative thoughts and thousands of anxieties. I’d try to Continue Reading
Be One With Your Weapon
I always loved training with weapons, and over the years I’ve gotten the opportunity to train with a variety of weapons (knives, bo-staff, short sticks, swords, etc). As a Tang Soo Do practitioner originally, one of the weapons I unfortunately never got to try is the rope dart. It’s usually Continue Reading
Yin Yang Life
The Yin-Yang principle, the concept of equal and opposing forces, is a symbol, idea, and lifestyle that stems from the interest the Chinese had in the patterns and relationships that occurred in nature. Yin is the relaxed, passive, and overall more dense energy. Yang is the opposite, it’s the explosive Continue Reading
Train 24:7
How many days a week do you train? You may find yourself thinking you aren’t training enough, maybe too much, or any amount in between. However, notice I didn’t ask ‘How many days a week do you go to class?’. What are you like on the days where you’re not Continue Reading
When Your Passion Turns Into a Chore
When we start a new activity or hobby, we get a rush of excitement and usually are eager to absorb everything you can learn about it. The adrenaline of finding something new and pursuing it, along with sheer fascination of the subject, is really useful in helping you learn and Continue Reading
The Battle of the Century: Karate Vs. Guns
While martial arts can positively affect your life in many ways, there are a few mindsets you want to be cautious of as you begin to gain confidence. You can be the best martial artist in the world, but there’s a time and place to use your skills. If you’re Continue Reading