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A colleague on the Traditional Fighting arts Forum recently asked us to list the 10 most important things to consider in opening a martial arts school. Here was my answer:
1. You should be passionate and committed to your martial art and your own progress within that art.
2. You should be qualified to teach at least up to an intermediate (what we call green belt) level. This means you should be thoroughly conversant with technical material to be taught for the first 3-4 year... Read More
Teaching the Pillars of Martial Arts by Jeremy M. Talbott Honor (on-er) n. Honesty, fairness, or integrity in one’s beliefs and actions Integrity (in-teg-ri-tee) n. Adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty These two words are the major pillars of martial arts. Without them we are nothing more than a bunch of thugs with fighting skills. However it is ironic that ev... Read More
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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Here's one thing I could never figure out. In every tang soo do and tae kwon do class I have seen the same thing happens...It is announced that the next kick is the outside to inside crescent kick. Left foot back, right hand out and the students kick the opposite palm.... I asked for the reasoning several times and I hear "it gives the students a target" or other ramblings to the same effect. I politely 'accept' the reason out of respect, but it seems... Read More
Introduction Readers of my blog will be familiar with my view that "it is the man, not the art". However it has recently been said to me on an internet forum that this is nothing but a myth. Rather, it is contended, some arts are plainly better than others when it comes to applicability for civilian defence (something I shall label "practicality" for the purposes of this article). Principally this view has been expounded to me by "modern" combat sports practitioners who deride trad... Read More
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