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Lu Yan Wushu

Lu Yan is one of China’s Elite athletes, being a 5 time National Champion in the Chinese sport of Wushu. In a remarkable career Lu...

How to Choose the Right Martial Arts School

Looking for martial arts schools in your area. Visit the Martial Arts Schools Directory Joining a martial arts school is a lot like purchasing a...

What it Means To Be A Black Belt

Times were different when I started my martial arts journey. I was 10 years old and had some trouble in school dealing with a...

Focus On The Process

Tense Shoulders – The Bigger Picture

When I observe students in class, at seminars, or when I evaluate instructors through the Systema Video Program (SVP), I see one most common...
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Active Shooter Training for Citizens

Active Shooter Training - Are You Prepared? The recent shootings in San Bernardino CA, Colorado Springs CO, Roseburg OR, Charleston SC, Isla Vista CA, Ft. Hood TX,...

How to Escape From Quicksand

Seiseki Abe Shodo: Aikido

Seiseki Abe Sensei is one of Japan's foremost masters of calligraphy (shodo) and Aikido. Born in 1915, Abe Sensei began to practice calligraphy in...

Carlos Machado One of the World’s Greatest Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Fighters

Carlos Machado has emerged as one of the world’s greatest Brazilian Jiu-jitsu fighters and instructors. His victories on the mat in Brazil were legendary, like...

Master Seiko Higa In My Memories

I joined Itoman Dojo, a karate academy of Master Seiko Higa, in October 1952. At that time, the Dojo was located in front of Itoman Elementary School.

John Worley

John Worley is the founder of National Karate Schools. He is a native of Fort Worth, Texas, and began his martial arts training in...

Dick Douglas Jr Passed Away

Dick Douglas began teaching martial arts in 1966, and shared his love of martial arts with hundreds of students over the next 40 years,...
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Why It’s Better To Ride The Horse In The Direction It’s Going Over the past few months I've been writing about the meteoric rise of...
The normalized commercialization of martial arts (Budo) may oblige an ambitious instructor to navigate ethical challenges and the dynamics of compromise. This applies particularly...
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