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As many of you know, my passion has been Martial Arts. I have been training in Okinawan Style Karate since February of 1996! Ha Ha Ha I just realized that my first day of training after signing up was February 14th! Valentine's Day (talk about passion). I remember this because when I went to train for noon class with Master Ric Martin, he told me that they had canceled the noon class for that day. I was disappointed but excited and so came back the next day to start my training.
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Introduction Readers of my blog will be familiar with my frequent reference to my "pet hate" - something I call "faux boxing". What is this? It is a method of sparring often employed by traditional martial artists but which is virtually devoid of traditional martial techniques. In their stead, practitioners will substitute moves that resemble boxing, even though the particular practitioners have no training or other experience in that sport. For example, instead of seeing a... Read More
Well, my spouse has been following the so-called the Crossfit exercise program ever since we met another corssfit follower at one of our tai chi workshop quite a while ago. He has been mildly encouraging me to try it out. I have a boy to raise, house to take care, and several other obligations in my daily life. On top of it, I had been swimming and doing gym exercises other than my tai chi training before I hurt my ankle and shoulder a few years ago. So, I have been completely ignoring my spo... Read More
The issue of "martial arts and character" seems to be a fairly hot topic on the web: certain sites can show you any number of examples of so-called top instructors who don't have any semblance of ethics, morals etc. It is described as one of the big "myths" of martial arts and there are no shortage of people wanted to fulfil the role of "myth buster" in this regard. However is there even an argument? Traditional martial arts might be associated with a particular ethos or philosophy... Read More
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