If your goal is to improve your fitness or lose weight, but you need something more exciting than running on a treadmill to keep you motivated, you might want to consider taking up a martial art like boxing, kickboxing, karate, or the judo In this article we list the top 10 reasons to consider taking … Read more
A day to learn, a life to master! I believe that karate kata is the soul of karate, but learning kata can be difficult, frustrating, disappointing and many people miss the true meaning of kata. At the beginning and only at the beginning, think of a karate kata like a wood carver would think of … Read more
The drama and theatrics seen during conflicts and confrontations make it easy to believe that success in negotiation lies in persuasiveness, eloquence and clever maneuvering. What good courtroom drama would it be without these critical entertainment factors? While these elements may be the nice part for some negotiators, and are certainly the entertaining parts for … Read more
The responsibility for one’s actions is a critical guideline for the establishment of institutions of discipline as well as a yardstick for determining what a fair remedy is after an event. The directive gives direction for the course of action to either reward, praise, or punishes an act or omission. Humankind has over time strived … Read more
“How come black belts get hit?” This was the question I was asked by a young college-aged man who mentioned that he might be interested in studying martial arts. I understand your question because you would think that someone who does martial arts would easily win a physical confrontation. However, this is not always the … Read more
A hobby is defined as an activity that is done for leisure and that gives you pleasure. People all over the world have different kinds of hobbies in which they invest a lot of time and money. It can be as simple as reading books or as weird as faking your own death (true story!). … Read more
Mastering a number of urban survival techniques is critical to making it through the tough economic times ahead in America. The unrest and economic problems we see in Europe are only beginning, they will only get worse and appear here on our shores. Urban survival techniques are much less about self-defense and firearms, and more … Read more
They say women are from Venus, and men are from Mars, or some other distant planet light years away. How many times has this been said? It is sad to say, however, that we all did not pay much attention to the real meaning of the disparities between men and women. We are bound to … Read more
Just tried on a new belt… what’s up? A new form, most likely… also known as patterns, poomse or hyungs. Now, you will go through the process of perfecting your forms again before your next belt test. You may ask, what is the purpose of all these forms? As a Taekwondo practitioner for over 30 … Read more
Baji quan, which means eight ends of the open door, uses powerful short-range attacks and is known for devastating elbow strikes. Originating in northern China’s Hebei province, it quickly spread to Taiwan and other places. history In its early days, Baji quan was called bazi quan (rake fist), because practitioners held their fists slightly open … Read more