As a long time Karate student, of 18 years now since 2005, with a keen sense of curiosity, interest and analytics, I always enjoyed reading a wide range of martial arts books. I read about everything including; techniques, kata, applications, … Read More
7/10/23 — Bruce Lee was one of the most famous Martial Artists, if not the most famous. He tragically died in Hong Kong on July 20th, 1973, one month before the release of his biggest and most famous movie: Enter the … Read More
The idea for today’s post came to me during my Qigong meditation this morning. I try to practice my Qigong outside in the sunshine and fresh air whenever possible, like today. One of the Qigong forms I practice is Nourishing … Read More
In the above video Joe Rogan interviews Mark Zuckerberg about his weekend gold/silver medal wins and his overall experiences with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Zuckerberg started training in BJJ during the pandemic and is apparently a fast learner winning his first tournament … Read More
Western medical science had typically discounted the TCM, Traditional Chinese Medicine, theory of acupuncture meridians because they could not find physical evidence of such channels. It turns out they were just not looking in the right places. Such long sought … Read More
The above video shows another practice session of an Escrima Filipino stick fighting drill using the Ratan Escrima sticks. This is the third Escrima drill that we practice in the kobudo program I run at The Academy of Traditional Karate, … Read More
The above video shows a practice session of an Escrima Filipino stick fighting drill using the Ratan Escrima sticks. This is the second Escrima drill that we practice in the kobudo program I run at The Academy of Traditional Karate, … Read More
The above video is a compilation of clips showing various stages in the life of the Apostle Simon the Zealot, or Simon Z, as shown in the record-breaking crowdsourced series The Chosen by Angel Studios. This particular interpretation depicts Simon … Read More
The above video shows a practice session of an Escrima Filipino stick fighting drill using the Ratan Escrima sticks. This is the first Escrima drill that we practice in the kobudo program I run at The Academy of Traditional Karate. … Read More
This set of Sai Combinations is a set of Kobudo Kihon or basics. Kobudo is the use of traditional Okinawan Weapons including the Sai (metal truncheon). This is the third of three Sai drills that we practice in the kobudo … Read More
In this post we’ll go through the step-by-step breakdown of the previous Sai Kihon (Basics) drill video, Sai Combinations (Blocks & Strikes). This breakdown uses a series of freeze-frames from the practice video to show each of the specific moves … Read More
The above video shows a practice session of a kobudo drill using the Sai (metal truncheon). This is the third of three Sai drills that we practice in the kobudo program I run at The Academy of Traditional Karate. This … Read More
This set of Sai Strikes is a set of Kobudo Kihon or basics. Kobudo is the use of traditional Okinawan Weapons including the sai (metal truncheon). This is the second of three Sai drills that we practice in the kobudo … Read More