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...
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...
5 Questions in 5 Days
Let's do something new and interesting! I'm looking to take 5 questions and answer one per day all next week. This will give you a chance...
Drum Beats in the Cherry Blossoms
When you think of Philadelphia, your mind is not instantly transported to scenes of natural beauty. In fact, the city is pretty rough. But...
Martial Artist: Work in Progress
During some random internet task I stumbled onto a fairly common image. It's certainly nothing unique or even interesting, and yet I feel...
Guest Post: The Birth of Sai from the Mists of Mythology
This is a guest post from one of my primary instructors, Rick Zondlo. Zondlo Sensei is a senior practitioner of Okinawa Kenpo Karate...
A Note About Kama Wrapping
As I mentioned in the previous video, kama come in many shapes and forms. One thing I didn't mention though is the matter of kama...
