Martial Arts Mastery Resides in the Basics
It has been a lifelong endeavor for me to truly master the martial arts. I have dedicated nearly 55 years of my life to...
The Benefits of Martial Arts Training
With Instructor Colleges and Business Boot Camps scheduled all over the country, I am doing a lot of traveling again this year. I love...
What is your desired outcome?
I recently received an email from a business associate of mine regarding an issue we are trying to work through. The two of us...
Facing the Challenge of Self
In this journey there are many roads that we walk at different junctures of our lives. If nothing else, we learn that in this...
Enjoy the Party
Sometimes life feels like a party, other times it feels like a battle. I think the key is to try to bring your "A"...
Living Lessons: Just because someone told you so, doesn't mean it's true
Living Lessons
Just because someone told you so, doesn't mean it's true
Early in my career as a Martial Arts Instructor, I found it necessary to...
Structure of Wing Chun Kuen: Awakening Force Flow
In The Structure of Wing Chun Kuen, Alan Orr teaches more than the average Books on Ip Man’s famous Wing Chun system. These types...
Living Lessons: Grandpas, Guilt and Gratitude
My children have been blessed to have all four of their grandparents alive, healthy and living close to them. Each grandparent is amazing in...
Building on the Basics
The problem that I have with many of the martial arts that are being taught today, is that they are long on technique and...
How Would You
How would you breathe if you were totally calm and confident? Breathe like that.
How would you walk if you were amazingly vibrant and healthy?...
Silat Beksi Fighting To Stay Relevant
In an article in TheJakartaPost, we read an article about Silat Beksi that we found interesting.
Jakarta's society is consistently modernizing and Silat Beksit, a...
Bram Frank Knives Book
Bram Frank Knives is a 30+ year look at the knives of Bram Frank discussing why he designs knives, the progression from idea to drawing to Cad and finally to steel.
The Leading Edge: A Complete Guide to Tactical Edged Weapon Use
A knife in the hands of a skilled fighter is one of the most devastatingly effective self-defense weapons known to man. Unfortunately, finding the...
Wing Chun Illustrated
Wing Chun Illustrated Magazine aims to unify the entire Wing Chun family, to give a voice to all lineages, and to help preserve all...
Teaching Beginners . . .
A wonderful time in class this afternoon. Taught a beginner's class. I had almost forgotten the joy of taking the uninitiated and educating them in...
Martial Arts Journalism
Thoughts on Martial Arts Journalism
I consider myself a martial arts journalist and I take my job very seriously. For me, the job of a journalist...
