釵受け打ち Sai Combinations (Blocks+Strikes) Drill Practice Session Video
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
How to Learn Sai Kihon (Basics) Drill, Sai Uchi (Strikes), with Step by Step Breakdown
In this post we’ll go through the step-by-step breakdown of the previous Sai Kihon (Basics) drill video, Sai Uchi (Strikes). This breakdown uses a series of freeze-frames from the practice video to show each of the specific moves in the … Read More
釵打ち Sai Uchi (Strikes) Drill Practice Session Video
The above video shows a practice session of a kobudo drill using the Sai (metal truncheon). This is the second of three Sai drills that we practice in the kobudo program I run at The Academy of Traditional Karate. This … Read More
Piercing the Matrix with Qigong
What You See and Feel is an Illusion, Everything is Energy This is a followup to my previous post: How to See the Path of Chi (Qi/Ki) 氣. Just as with my The Key & The Lock post, the basis … Read More
Gojushiho (54 Steps)
Gojushiho is a kata that means 54 steps. It is the longest kata that I have learned to date and has some sections that are unlike previous kata. One of these sequences is a drunken move where the person performing … Read More
How to See the Path of Chi (Qi/Ki) 氣
The above image is my artist representation of what it looks like to see the path of Chi (Qi/Ki) 氣. As your hand moves through your field of vision it looks like it creates a short trail of distortion similar … Read More
How to Learn Sai Kihon (Basics) Drill, Sai Uke (Blocks), with Step by Step Breakdown
In this post we’ll go through the step-by-step breakdown of the previous Sai Kihon (Basics) drill video, Sai Uke (Blocks). This breakdown uses a series of freeze-frames from the practice video to show each of the specific moves in the … Read More
Happy Independence Day America! Birthday of the Greatest Nation on Earth
Watch the above animation of the Betsy Ross flag proudly billowing in a glorious sunset as you listen to the USAF Band and Chorus play The Star Spangled Banner, our National Anthem. “O ! say does that star-spangled banner yet … Read More
釵受け Sai Uke (Blocks) Drill Practice Session Video
The above video shows a practice session of a kobudo drill using the Sai (metal truncheon). This is the first of three Sai drills that we practice in the kobudo program I run at The Academy of Traditional Karate. This … Read More
The Key & The Lock 鍵
The idea for the following parable came to me while I was in Qigong meditation one early morning. As I stood silently outside in the warm sunshine and cool breeze holding a Zhan Zhuang position, the mental image of being … Read More
How to Learn Tonfa Kata Onami with Step by Step Breakdown
In this post we’ll go through the step-by-step breakdown of the previous Tonfa kata video, Onami. This breakdown uses a series of freeze-frames from the practice video to show each of the specific moves in the Tonfa/Tuifa kata (form) along … Read More
大浪 Onami Tonfa (Tuifa) Kata Outdoor Practice Session Video
The above video shows an outdoor practice session of a kobudo kata named Onami. Onami means Great Wave. I videoed this practice session in my backyard on 10/24/21. This was the first Tonfa (Tuifa) kata that I learned and is … Read More
Boards Don’t Hit Back, But Dummies Do!
The below knock-out video that’s going around social media made me think of the famous Bruce Lee quote from Enter the Dragon. “Boards don’t hit back.” — Bruce Lee, But, apparently, dummies do! I hope that poor kid was OK. … Read More