Learning Center

The USAdojo.com Learning Center shares information about studying martial arts, about systems and styles, about vocabulary used in martial arts and about martial arts books, magazines and APPS that help us learn.

FMA Grandmasters and Masters

FMA: Filipino Martial Arts Masters and Grandmasters.

FMA: Filipino Martial Arts Masters and Grandmasters is about some of the many Masters and Grandmasters of the FMA (Filipino Martial Arts). Some are well...
Dave Kovar's Living Lessons

What Modern Children Need

What Modern Children Need (in my opinion), In my 35 years of teaching martial arts I've had the privilege of working with literally thousands of...
Balance

Martial Arts Training is a Practice in Balance

Training became a practice in balance, as I learned not just the techniques of martial arts but also how to live. Martial arts training tests...
Dave Kovar's Living Lessons

Don’t Speak Badly of Someone . . .

"If you must speak badly of someone, don't speak it, but write it... in the sand, at the water's edge, near the waves." ~ Anonymous
Donald Miskel

Becoming A Man

Becoming a man doesn’t happen by accident. It isn’t by coincidence or happenstance. It is a choice and it requires constant conscious effort. It...
Living Lessons with Duke Tirschel

Hurt’s My Thing

But hurt's my thing … it's my home, it's the only thing I know. I'm safe and sound and sure of myself when pain's...
Books By Duke Tirschel

With Each Breath

Preface: After writing, Tang Soo Do Karate and Toughen-Up for Chuck Norris I began writing short stories that reflected actual experiences in my life. But, before publishing them I...
Sensei Ryan Speaks Out

Spring Break Ideas for Working Adults

Spring Break is here! Are you going on vacation or do you have to stay home and work? If you are an adult who...
Mind Gym

Mind Gym: An Athlete’s Guide to Inner Excellence

n Mind Gym, noted sports psychology consultant Gary Mack explains how your mind influences your performance on the field or on the court as...
Tai Chi Potentially Delays Alzheimers

Tai Chi Potentially Delays Alzheimers

In a study recently published by the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, it shows that in a clinical trial, Tai Chi was proven that it...
Ask Dr. Robyn

The Value of Manners for Children

Dr. Robyn Silverman - Author, Speaker, Child/Teen Development Expert and creator of the Industry's number one personal development / life skills / character education...
Living Lessons with Duke Tirschel

A Glimpse of Manhood

For the first time in my life it occurred to me that a man was not just a taller, older boy. A man had...
Do All For the Glory of God

Christians and the Martial Arts

Some have been called war mongers, mystics, heroes and some, just plain old bad dudes. Martial artists have gone by many names throughout the...
Red Phoenix Legend Books

Red Phoenix Legend Books

In this book, the author takes readers on a mythical adventure where a young man learns his destiny. When Jasai was just a young boy,...
Donald Miskel

The Difference Between a ‘Do’ and a ‘Jitsu’

Not very original and bordering on plagiarism but that’s me in spades. I’m a bad mutha (shut your mouth!) but I’m talking about Donn...
Dave Kovar's Living Lessons

Who are the most unhappy people? asks Shihan Mikio Nishiuchi

Another gem of wisdom from Shihan Nishiuchi I have had the privilege of being a Kobudo and Iaido student of Shihan Mikio Nishiuchi for nearly...