Review: Resilite Zip Mat for Martial Arts Training
Jigsaw mats have become a mainstay of many martial arts schools due to their ability to fit in most spaces, but they’ve never fully replaced the durability and impact absorption of wrestling mats. Taking repeated falls, especially for practitioners who have aged out of their teens and twenties, can be enough of a roadblock to prevent [...]
Upcoming Book: An Old Man’s Way (Doug Perry, Shorinkan)
At a glance it might seem like IkigaiWay has gone into partial (mostly) retirement, but the truth is I have really just shifted gears as my interests and opportunity have changed. After the publication of “Tales from the Western Generation”, I had the privilege to work with Larry Isaac Sensei on a book exploring his growth [...]
In Memoriam: Shimabukuro Eizo, Hanshi of Shobayashi Ryu (1925-2017)
The martial arts world has lost one of its greatest luminaries. Shimabukuro Eizo, Hanshi, passed away on October 22, 2017. For most people, living to the age of 92 is considered most fortunate. However, Shimabukuro O’Sensei was so skilled in karate and so educated on the subjects of wellness, nutrition, and energy that many [...]
Reader Week III Coming Soon! Submit Your Article Now.
Well howdy. How’s it going? Whatcha been up to? Let me start off by pointing out the obvious – the past 2-3 years have not seen as much content on IkigaiWay as years past. The explanation: I have shifted a lot of my time and attention to creating books. It started of with “Tales from the Western Generation”, and has [...]
Getting Started with Yoga (Tips for Martial Artists)
The more I study martial arts, the more intrigued I am by Yoga. For awhile I was turned off by the sheer trendiness of it. It seemed like another vapid attempt by Westerners to find quick-fix solutions via Eastern philosophies. I wasn’t wrong…a lot of that goes on, but I was throwing the baby out with the bath water. Luckily, as [...]