I have met many women who think taking a self-defense class is a waste of time because, heck, if a guy ever messes with them, they’ll just kick him in the groin. That always works. Except when it doesn’t work. You can miss. He can block. He can get kicked and keep fighting. You can…
Category: MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING
Martial arts training tips for students and teachers of martial arts.
Martial Arts Don’t Lie…Do You?
People ask me why I practice martial arts. They never like my answer. Do I like to fight? No. Am I afraid of being attacked? No. Am I a health nut? No. Do I like wacky uniforms, bare feet, gongs, and incense? No. Actually, I don’t like any of those things. Especially bare feet. The…
5 Tips For New Martial Arts Students
New martial arts students are a nervous bunch. So much is unknown… What are the rules? Will I get hurt? Do I look like a complete idiot? Why can’t I remember anything? Why am I not getting any better? The answer to all of those questions is DON’T WORRY! All beginner martial arts students start…
Why I Practice Martial Arts and Not Yoga
Martial arts and yoga share many similarities. √ Both seek to connect, or yoke, the mind, body, and spirit. √ Both improve flexibility and strength through movement and breathing. √ Both come wrapped in the mystique of exotic times and places. √ Both have lineages spanning decades, centuries, or—depending on your faith in legends—thousands of years….
Who Knows You the Best? It’s Probably Not You!
When I started Tae Kwon Do, I got kicked in the head. Not with a foot, but with a bold statement. My teacher told me he could tell everything he needed to know about me the moment I stepped on the mats. My posture, my movement, my eye contact…it all gave away who I was…
The Greatest Private Lesson for Martial Artists
Spending one-on-one time with a great teacher can be a life-changing experience. While I have benefited from many private lessons over the years, without a doubt, the greatest private lesson was with the legendary samurai, Miyamoto Musashi. Yes, Musashi is dead. Not just dead, but 350 years dead. But Musashi lives on because he wrote…
Motivation Is a Waste of Time
When I started martial arts, I became an evangelist. I begged everyone I knew to come to class with me. “Martial arts has it all! Fitness, wisdom, self-defense, self-knowledge!” But no one came. Ever. And I finally got the message—motivation is a waste of time! I made a pledge to move through the world not…