Martial arts is, or should be about constant polishing and reflection. In doing so we must make ourselves vulnerable, and if there is one person we must make ourselves vulnerable to, we need be vulnerable to our own self. I will do that just now with you. Let’s take a Continue Reading
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WOMEN IN MARTIAL ARTS: HOW WOMEN TRAIN
It’s rumored that Wing Chun, a very popular Chinese martial art that Bruce Lee was known for practicing, was created and developed by a woman. Whether or not this is able to be proved certain isn’t really the point, the idea to be considered from this is that there’s no Continue Reading
Women in Martial Arts: Roles, Expectations and Stereotypes
I will start this series off by saying I do not speak on behalf of all women, or all martial arts for that matter. These are my opinions and thoughts I’ve pondered over throughout my years observing and training so far. From their beginnings, martial arts were always seen as Continue Reading
Learn to Use Your “Spidey Senses”, Decrease Your Reaction Time!
Martial arts is one of those unique activities that helps you improve your overall well being, not just in learning important skills that could keep you safe, but also in enhancing your subconscious movements. I don’t know about you, but before I started martial arts I was rather clumsy. Granted, Continue Reading
If Bruce Lee Were Alive Today: Lessons For Your Own Life
If you know anything about Bruce Lee, you know that he was a very deep thinker. While the superficial world knows him for his martial arts he was an even more prolific philosopher! In fact, he regularly wrote in a journal. While a lot of his writings were meant to Continue Reading
Age and Martial Arts
What is the best age to start martial arts? One reason that a lot of people are hesitant to join a martial art is their age. They either expect a class of little kids screaming and swinging (hopefully padded) weapons at you, or a class full of black belts who Continue Reading
Facing Our Fear
Martial artists have to face their fears all the time. Think about how many times you have heard an instructor say in a dojo, “You can’t break the board because you are afraid of it”. How many times have you seen people get afraid in the sparring ring? Or the Continue Reading
Three Fortunes – Infinite Possibilities From Lunch with a Coworker
I was having lunch a couple weeks ago with my friend Yoshi who is a colleague of mine in more ways than one. We are coworkers at the same company, but we also train in the martial arts together. He had ordered three different plates of Dim Sum to go Continue Reading
Empowerment in the Pages, Don’t Stop Reading!
Let’s face it, when you go higher in the ranks of a traditional martial art, there is less that you are taught, but that doesn’t mean there is less to learn! You must take responsibility for your own training. The training in question can be for your mind, body or Continue Reading
If Black Belt Means One Thing For Your Lifestyle
I was recently reading a book, The Power of Discipline, and the last chapter was just the author congratulating the reader on completing the book (Walter 130)! I was very confused at first, but then the Author, Daniel Walter, explained that the whole idea of me completing the book was Continue Reading