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Never Heel Up by Michael Busha

Never Heel Up

Devastating events can lead a person many different directions, some good and some not so good. Scars can last a long time. We have...
Muay Thai Chakrit – A Brooklyn Monk in Bangkok

Muay Thai Chakrit – A Brooklyn Monk in Bangkok

Coach Adjan Chakrit teaches Muay Thai Chaki style, he moves in circles, holding up the focus mitts, he calls out the commands. “One, one...
Donald Miskel

To Whom It May Concern: The Black Dragon Fighting Society A Family

Or perhaps I should say to whom it doesn’t concern. As a minister and pastor as well as a martial artist I like to...
Dane Harden's Living Lessons

Maybe

Once upon the time there was an old farmer who had worked his crops for many years. One day his horse ran away. Upon...
Street Fighter

Inspirational Oldies: Martial Arts Themed Games

John Rocket is a video game geek and a ninja. Hence, he happens to love it when video games involve martial arts. All ‘action’...
How To Sharpen Your Eyesight In Wushu Practice

How To Sharpen Your Eyesight In Wushu Practice

In wushu practice, the importance of powerful eyesight can never be overemphasized. The reason is very simple: you can never hit a target effectively...
Dave Kovar's Living Lessons

What Martial Arts Training Does For People

I am currently on my way home from a four day, back-to-back seminar tour. On Thursday, I did a Business Boot Camp in Denver....
Abbe Sensei in UK

Is Aikido A Martial Art

Sensei Henry Ellis - 2001 This article originally appeared in 3 parts on the Cyberkwoon website. It is here published in its entirety. PART 1 At...
Sensei Ryan Speaks Out

Sensei Ryan Speaks Out About Mind Control

In this webisode Sensei Ryan Speaks Out about mind control. We control our minds, not the other way around. Don't let your mind take...
Banshay

Banshay

Banshay is a term for martial arts of Myanmar (formerly Burma, which borders India, China and Thailand). Banshay, is a general term that focuses...
Ted Wong and Bruce Lee Training

Ted Wong’s Training With Bruce Lee

Few individuals were as close to Bruce Lee as Ted Wong. Now almost 80, and still teaching the system he learned from Lee, Wong...
Samurai Principles & Practices

Samurai Principles and Practices

Samurai Principles and Practices that Help Preteens & Teens in School, Sports, Social Activities & Choosing Careers Japanologist and author Boye Lafayette De Mente says...
Jiu-Jitsu University by Saulo Ribeiro

Jiu-Jitsu University by Saulo Ribeiro

Saulo Ribeiro is a six-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion and he is world-renowned for his functional jiu-jitsu knowledge and flawless technique. In Jiu-Jitsu University,...
Lou Reed Kung Fu

Lou Reed on Tai Chi

Redwood City's Fox Theater is still reverberating from the rock and roll pounding it took last November. During a stop on his latest tour,...

Inside U: How to Become a Master of Your Own Destiny

Inside U is an incredibly moving, engrossing, and almost-mythological tale of how one man endured the highest of highs and the lowest of lows...
Sumo

Sumo

What is Sumo? Sumo is the traditional national sport of Japan. Just as baseball and soccer have become popular within Japan, the ancient traditions of...