1 Easy Way to Stay Humble
One of the best ways to stay hungry for improvement and stave of complacency is to get exposed to high level martial artists. Observing...
Review: Western Herbs (For Martial Artists and Athletes)
The longer I train the more I realize the importance of wellness. Of course, wellness may be the least glamorous part of training. After...
Deadly Shugyo in Persuasive Hands
"A self-help author who led a sweat lodge ceremony in Arizona was found guilty of three counts of negligent manslaughter on...
How to Avoid Question Paranoia
There's nothing more valuable to a martial arts teacher than good questions. When someone asks me a great one (and even shows the patience...

Interview: Bill Hayes, “Old Student”, Okinawa Shobayashi-ryu Karate-do (Part 2)
This is a continuation of the interview with Bill Hayes Sensei. Part 1 can be found here. Hayes Sensei is a senior practitioner of...

Interview: Bill Hayes, “Old Student”, Okinawa Shobayashi-ryu Karate-do (Part 1)
I'm very pleased to present this interview with Bill Hayes, Kyoshi of Shobayashi Karate-do. Hayes Sensei became a senior student of famed...
QUESTION 5: Are Traditional Styles Too Rigid?
When it comes to traditional martial arts, we often see a lot of posing, costumes, and dramatics. If you go to a modern tournament that's...
QUESTION 4: What Martial Methods/Values Have Been Lost In The Modern Era?
This is a big one. It was extremely difficult to frame a complete answer to all the parts of this question. To understand what I mean,...