Happy New Year! In this post we’ll go through the step-by-step breakdown of the previous Tonfa/Tuifa Kihon (Basics) drill video, Tonfa Uke (Blocks). This breakdown uses a series of freeze-frames from the practice video to show each of the specific … Read More

We wish you all a Very Merry Christmas with Good Tidings of Great Joy and Happy New Year! What better way to prepare for Christmas than viewing the incredibly moving depiction of the first Christmas in “The Shepherd,” the pilot … Read More

The above video shows a practice session of a kobudo drill using the Tonfa/Tuifa (side handle wooden baton). Tonfa Uke (blocks) is the first of three basic Tonfa drills that I created for the kobudo program I run at The … Read More

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

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