Gichin Funakoshi’s Guidelines For Life
During O’Sensei Gichin Funakoshi’s life and karate training, he developed a philosophy he believed every Karateka (Karate student) should follow in order to develop...
Don’t Be A One-Upper
Don't Be A One-upper (A re-post from my book "Brief Moments of Clarity")
Several times in my life I've caught myself trying to outdo someone...
Dragon Tides Board Game
Think of this game as a tribute to the action genre, martial arts movies, and video games such as Double Dragon, Streets of Rage,...
Sport Karate Point Sparring
Sport Karate Point Sparring - An essential guide to the point fighting method is a book dedicated specifically to Sport Karate point sparring! Learn...
A Glimpse of Manhood
For the first time in my life it occurred to me that a man was not just a taller, older boy. A man had...
Understanding Martial Arts
There are many ways in which martial arts styles can be divided. Here are a few "defining" terms used when discussing martial arts. Most...
Can Training DVDs Teach Techniques as Well as Humans?
In recent years there's been a boom in the sales of martial arts training DVDs designed to teach certain skill sets to viewers. As...
Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine
Kung Fu Tai Chi Magazine is the first magazine to harmonize all of the martial arts, magic and mysteries that are just beginning to...
The Way of Taekwondo
The magazine of the American Taekwondo Association. This magazine is no longer being published.
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25 Shoto-Kan Kata
What is Kata?
A kata is a series of defensive and offensive moves against imaginary attacks from different directions. Also, a kata includes many moves...
Recollections of the Early Days of Aikido Great Britain
In 1957, I (Henry Ellis) was studying Judo and Karate at the Abbe School of Budo at the "Hut" in Hillingdon, Middlesex, a suburb...
1st Tang Soo Do Seoul Forum: Technology and Transparency in the Martial Arts
I was asked to speak at the World Moo Duk Kwan General Federation’s 1st Tang Soo Do Seoul Forum in Korea. I was invited...
Should Parents Lie To Children
I’m currently getting ready to travel down to the Fox News studios in NYC to do a segment asking should parents lie to children....
Heading Home
Home is where the heart is.
Home is where you hang your hat.
Home is just a click or two of Dorothy's red shoes.
What a beautiful...
Psychological Aging: You Are Only As Old As You Think you Are
The above statement has become a cliché, but according to anti-aging doctor Marina Ustinova, it is true - and it is what her practice...
Positive Comparisons Affect Your Martial Arts in Positive Ways
I’m not going to lie. There was a day when I made comparisons of myself with other martial artists. It was not so I...
