My YouTube homepage recommends me the perfect weird mix of martial arts, drag queens, music, and building things (constant search: real-life web swingers). Often times, I’ll get recommended videos of “Women’s Self Defense Techniques” or “5 Essential defense skills for Women” and others of the sort. Automatically when I see Continue Reading
Philosophy
Wu Chi
I am by no means an expert in tai chi, or any martial art for that matter, but one stance that always intrigued me was the Wu Chi (or Wuji). It’s a very basic posture, and it is by no means strenuous to perform. You stand with your feet shoulder Continue Reading
Misconceptions About Humility
As a teenage martial artist, I always heard about the importance of staying humble. We all hear about the importance of not thinking we are the greatest. We are told not to be arrogant and not to be cocky about our abilities. For a teenage student these concepts are very Continue Reading
One Kanji, Different Meanings
When we look at this kanji, what does it mean to you? 唐手道 For some, it means the way of the Chinese hand, karate do, Tang Soo Do, or Tang Shou Tao! Yes, all of those translate to the same thing. Depending on where you live though or the art Continue Reading
Women in Martial Arts: What Still Needs to Be Fixed
Even though martial arts does have a lot more aspects of equality than other physical activities, there’s still work that needs to be done to progress. If you watch any compilation videos of female martial artists, most will display ladies with incredible flexibility and extremely high kicks. While this is Continue Reading
My Side Kick – Then And Now
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
If You Don’t Cross Train, You Need to Cross Read
We’ve seen Ana, Anthony and I all comment on the importance of being well rounded and cross training, but some of us don’t have the time to train in and seriously rank in several different martial arts. We should at least though, look to the roots of different arts to Continue Reading
The Selfish Benefits of Being a Selfless Instructor
I was at work the other day, and I had the opportunity to teach a newer coworker of mine how a certain vehicle system worked. This gave me another perspective for something that I already thought I knew. This helped get my coworker in the right direction while I also Continue Reading
Do Bahk Shorts: Practical or Insulting?
Being a traditional martial artist first, I am all about uniform. There’s something very special about being unified in clothing, spirit, and movement, that is so satisfying to be a part of. That being said, there are times where a traditional uniform is not required, even impractical. What are the 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