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Shidoshi: The Four Ways of the Corpse

Shidoshi: The Four Ways of the Corpse Review

I'm in love with a cantankerous old crone named Ramona Red Wolf. Don't ask; I'll explain later. I ran out to pick up the new...
Living Lessons with Duke Tirschel

Fear Scares Me

I don’t like bugs or cockroaches and I don’t know why. I don’t think they’re going to bite me or hurt me but I’m afraid...
Donald Miskel

Martial Arts Ramblings . . .

Thank you for listening to the martial arts rambling of an old man. I appreciate your patience. Like many my age my martial arts...
Dave Kovar's Living Lessons

Nine Healthy Eating Guidelines

I will be the first to admit that the whole subject of what and how to eat can be extremely confusing. There is much...
The Art of War Translated by Samuel B. Griffith

The Art of War

Like Machiavelli's The Prince and the Japanese Book of Five Rings, Sun Tzu's The Art of War is as timely for business people today...
Dale Kahoun

Dale Kahoun’s Do Now Harm Martial Arts Teaching Philosophy

It takes greater skill to capture an opponent and neutralize them than to harm or kill them. The choices of course are circumstantial. To say...
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....
Dave Kovar's Living Lessons

Eating Mindfully

Eating Mindfully refers to eating in a calm, slow, deliberate way. What exactly is eating mindfully? Believe it or not, you have practiced eating mindfully plenty...
Memoirs of an American Samurai

Memoirs of an American Samurai

Gary Lee left Hawaii with a surfboard, a Black Belt, a copy of the 1969 Black Belt Magazine and dreams of being the best...
Fighting Strategies Of Muay Thai: Secrets of Thailand's Boxing Camps

Fighting Strategies Of Muay Thai: Secrets Of Thailand’s Boxing Camps

There are three elements of Muay Thai boxing: techniques, tactics and strategy. Most Muay Thai books deal only with techniques. Fighting Strategies of Muay...
Martial Arts Definitions

Martial Arts Definitions L

Lakan: The male black belt rank in the Filipino art of arnis. Lathi: “Staff.” An Indian fighting art centered around a cane or bamboo staff about five...
Regulate Martial Arts

Governmental Attempts To Regulate Martial Arts

"Whether prompted by concerns of consumer protection, or opinions regarding instructor competency, governmental attempts to regulate martial arts are increasing. A.T.A.M.A. believes that the issue...
Donald Miskel

Do or Jitsu?

You are a martial artist, I understand. Tell me, what do you study; a "Do" or a "Jitsu"? Everyone who studies a martial discipline isn't...
Dave Kovar's Living Lessons

Martial Arts Training is Life Altering

I love 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,...
Martial Arts Definitions

Martial Arts Definitions H

Hachimaki: “Head wrapping.” A light cotton towel, also known as a tengui, wrapped around the forehead to restrict perspiration from running into the eyes and...
Rodney King has the Freedom to Play

Martial Arts And The Freedom To Play

Freedom to Play is vital to my enjoyment of martial arts. You might find this is a puzzling, challenging, or controversial statement. I know that many...