Yoshi: I would tell my white belt self that he won’t regret joining the college karate club, and to just keep showing up! My life would be very different and for the worse if I hadn’t started training. Ana: I would tell my white belt self that you can do Continue Reading
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Discussion Question: What Is Your Favorite Technique?
Yoshi: My favorite technique is the bit chaki, or reverse roundhouse kick. It’s a very niche kick with limited utility, but if you can do it correctly (i.e. at head height) and can land it, it looks and feels awesome! Ana: My favorite technique is the 360 jump spin round Continue Reading
Discussion Question: What’s The Weirdest Question a Student Has Asked You?
Yoshi: I’m sure I’ve been asked weird questions in my life, but I can’t think of any one example. I think the most important part is: no matter how weird or off-the-wall the question may be, it’s important to listen to the question humbly and respectfully and don’t mock the Continue Reading
Discussion Question: What’s a Word of Advice That You’d Like to Pass On?
Anthony: When you don’t feel like doing one more push up, do it anyways. When you finished throwing your last punch, throw another. After you throw your last kick, kick again. When you fall on the ground, tried, hurting, and thinking you can’t get back up, get back up anyways! Continue Reading
Top Posts From 2021
Urban Martial Artists have been around for a year now. It’s crazy to us how much we have been able to write and how many people read our articles. Over the past year, we noticed that these were your favorite articles. We thank you so much for being apart of Continue Reading
3 Keys to Technical Success
David In judging basic techniques in my students and myself, my three points of focus are always connection, vectoring, and alignment. For me, connection refers to synchronizing the timing of my hand and foot, my hip and shoulder, and my wrists and ankles. It is important to synchronize the entire Continue Reading
Reflecting on a Martial Arts Return to Normalcy
Ana As the world starts to slowly open back up again, albeit with a few restrictions, events are beginning to take place again. This includes our martial arts events; we are able to meet together and train in person again, and even have safe monitored tournaments. It’s very refreshing to Continue Reading