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
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
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
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
Rooms Have a Purpose, Respect the Office and the Dojang!
The university that I attended was a martial arts melting pot. While I was and still am the Chief Instructor of the Tang Soo Do Club, I had the ability to learn so much from people from outside of my organization and outside the art of Tang Soo Do. One 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
The Mental Jungle Gym of Karate and Life
It’s no secret that martial arts are more than just kicking and punching things; whether it’s a traditional or a more modern style, there are obstacles and challenges presented to the student. In persevering through and consistently working on your skills, you form a bond with not only the art Continue Reading