While many forms of training do not require equipment, there are a few items that make it easier to hone your skills at home. Whether you are practicing Taekwondo, Kung Fu, Karate, or Brazilian Ju Jitsu, the equipment list below will help you get started with your home training space.
Read moreChoosing The Challenge
There will always be negative voices in our heads. Thoughts that make us want to stick with the easy route. There may even be people who encourage us to stay on the simple path and “stick with what you know”. However, if we will take a moment to quiet those voices, we have the opportunity to better ourselves, expand our horizons, and possibly succeed beyond our imaginations.
Read moreMartial Mathematics
In school, you learn early how to manipulate numbers accurately and quickly using the basic principles of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The early stages of martial arts training bear a striking resemblance to these basic principles.
Read moreCaptain Marvel, Louis L'Amour, and Little David
I had a chance recently to watch "Captain Marvel" with two of my sisters. I truly enjoyed the film, and I recommend that you see it if you like superhero films in general. The screen play was well written and the characters are likable even if the rhythm of the movie is a little rough around the edges. The thing that stuck out most to me was the character development of Carol Danvers (Captain Marvel).
Read moreChoose To Become
As an adult, I realize that my parents weren’t just choosing the literature and entertainment for their literary or artistic prowess. They were, in fact, striving to create in me a desire to be a certain kind of person. For that, I am very grateful. You see, we most often become like the people we surround ourselves with.
Read moreIt would never work in the...OUCH!
Martial artists are our own worst enemies. We all promote our individual arts and tell almost everyone we meet why other skills would never work in a “real” situation. I call balderdash.
Read moreMatters of the Psyche
Attitude comes from several sources, your view of the world, your view of yourself, and your values system. In this blog, I will break down how those sources effect your attitude, and how to develop the right attitude for surviving a fight. This post isn’t a magic pill. Reading it will not automatically make you a great fighter. However, it will help you to begin the process of steeling your mind for the fight you may one day need to survive.
Read moreEvery Stitch
Finally, after a long time, his mother agreed to take him to a Taekwondo Dojang and see what it was all about. The young man was both excited and nervous as he stepped out onto the mat for the first time. That was the first stitch.
Read moreChasing the Rush
We look forward to each moment that gives us a little jolt of adrenaline and a memory to hold on to. These moments aren’t bad, or wrong, but sometimes we can get a little carried away in seeking them out and we forget that spices aren’t much good without the food that carries them.
Read moreMess Up To Climb Higher
“Sometimes we mess up. Sometimes we don’t measure up. It isn’t that we didn’t try hard, or practice, or give 100% of our effort. It’s just that there is something missing. I used to think that it meant that there was something wrong with me as a person, or that it was a sign that I wasn’t meant to do whatever I was attempting. What I have discovered, is that a “failure” is often the best guide to success.”
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