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Transform and Change a Life by Jeremy M. Talbott Many years ago there was a kid who, for the most part, wasn’t on the right track to a good future. In fact an incident happened where he beat another kid so severely that he left him for dead. What saved this troubled child from being a statistic in our prison system, was one man who pleaded his case and took responsibility of him.&nbs... Read More
June 20th and 21st of 2008 marks the date for the 43rd Annual AKA Grand Nationals tournament, one of the oldest tournaments still running in the United States today. Adults and kids from all over North America and Europe will travel to Louisville, Kentucky, the site of the event, to participate in this annual martial arts competition and with it just around the corner I can’t help but recall debates about competition in the martial arts.&nb... Read More
I continue to see "sport karate" and "self-defence karate" as 2 separate things. You can do them both, and they can look similar, but one is a very much pared back version of the other. It's like comparing classical music with pop. Sport karate is like a demonstration one might prepare for an expo or festival - quite artificial and in many respects largely irrelevant to training for self-defence/combat. But does this mean it is worthless? Absolutely not. Firstly the sport aspect i... Read More
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