Filial Piety
No one uses the phrase “filial piety” outside of a dojang. Why, then, do we? When I asked myself that question, I didn’t have...
The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Game Plan: How to Develop a BJJ Game
The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Game Plan: How to Develop a BJJ Game is a how to guide that basic, intermediate and advanced Brazilian Jiu...
Survive A Shooting: Strategies to Survive Active Shooters and Terrorist Attacks
The term "Active Shooter" is an all too common phrase heard in the news these days. It is terrible that we even have words...
How To Get Kids To Do Chores
Getting children to do chores can be exhausting and often ends in more frustration than its worth. With a little planning this does not...
Why is the Resurrection of Jesus Important?
The resurrection of Jesus is important for several reasons. First, it witnesses to the immense power of God Himself. To believe in the resurrection...
The Meaning of Soke
Soke (Sōke) pronounced (so - ke), is a Japanese term that means "the head family (house)."
In the realm of Japanese traditional arts, it is...
The Development and Evolution of Chanbara
Japanese martial artists and sword masters came together in 1969 and modernized the “art of practice.” Founder Tanabe Tetsundo and his following, comprising some...
The Marine Corps Martial Arts Program
The complete manual to the fighting system of the United States Marine Corps. The Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) was designed as a...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie Action Figures and Toys
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie action figures have been introduced by Playmates Toys as a new toy line based on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...
You Are You And You Always Were You!
He said, "Richard, you are you and you always were you. You're not what you do or what you call yourself...
Yang Jwing-Ming: The Commitment to Preserving the Art
You'd find more books by Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming on my desk than any other. To interview Dr. Yang was like the student interviewing the founding grandmaster.
Furyu Magazine
Furyu Magazine was a magazine mainly about classical Japanese martial arts and culture. Furyu (pronounced something like fuu-riyuu) literally means "wind and flowing waters." It...
Quick Rappel with a Bowline Knot
Rappelling is a ton of fun. But what if all you have is a rope and the knowledge of how to tie a bowline...
Taekwondo, Taekwon-do, Tae Kwon-do, Tae Kwon Do
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon...
Muay Thai Kawila
“Ten in a row on each side.” Said the coach.
If he had been talking about punches I might have been OK. But it was...
Master Aaron Banks and Old School . . . Osu
It is 1993, the vision of the Sport Karate Museum was already in my head and Johnny Kuhl had given me Master Aaron Bank's...
