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     In my last blog I wrote about taking your opponent's balance and destroying his structural integrity.  I didn't set out specific tactics for accomplishing those tasks, just addressed an overall strategic goal. This week I'll start at the foundation of tactics: Offensive and defensive…

I invite any martial artist, particularly if they are a Goju-Shorei martial artist, to submit a post to the Goju-Shorei blog site (www.gojushorei.ning.com). Here are some guidelines.

Content.

. You must be a member (it’s free) of the Goju-Shorei blog site.

. The post must be about martial arts. I trust there will be a lot of posts about Goju-Shorei martial arts.

. No posts about…

August 25th, Matt McBride tested for his 1st degree Black Belt in Goju-Shorei Karate. The testing took place at Evolution Martial Arts Academy, in Sparks, Nevada. The test was successful for Mister McBride due in no small part to the courage and support of the…

Often in martial arts we talk about maintaining proper balance, keeping a specific posture and developing a kinetic chain to deliver power. I'm going to briefly write about a slightly different angle on balance, posture and power. The subject of this blog is stealing those attributes from your opponent. The Japanese term for this is "Kazushi".



Your opponent's…

Grand Master Ted Tabura has passed. First met him in the 70's when he did a seminar in Reno, and we later worked together to bring a Handicapable Divison to his tournaments in Laughlin, Nevada.

He was one of those people that always had a smile for you. I saw him angry a couple times and that was a sight to behold - didn't raise his voice, but thunder and…

Friday I sat on a 4 hour Black Belt testing board for Elite Martial Arts in Nashville, Tennessee, and never left my office in Minden, Nevada.

Skype and FaceTime cuts travel time and costs to zero for events like this, and can even be used to teach distance classes.

There are…

Martial arts is not flower arranging. Injuries happen. If you are studying martial arts there is a risk of an injury happening to you. If you are injured keep on training even while the injury is healing.

If you rely on your hands to make a living, just understand and accept the risk of injury if you sign up for any martial arts. No complaining, it is a risk you assumed.

This hand belongs to a professional musician.…

If you teach martial arts, and don't offer quality supplements, you are doing a disservice to…

This reminder is from an old friend and fellow martial artist, John Mariotti (aka Shark Bait). His weekly blog is almost always a nudge to myself to be better. This weeks missive is a poke we all need from time to time. …

Playing with a new implement.

Master Wieczerza will be building a new curriculum in the coming weeks/months based on the flashlight. Her inventive mind will certainly make the results interesting to say the…

            It was a large school in a local shopping center, with a full class of students, children and adults, working out on the floor. The owner had been in the arts for quite a number of years and was eager to answer…

A brief thought about the importance of knowing some healing techniques, then a detailed explanation of maybe the most powerful healing technique there…

Videos on kicks - Check.

Videos on sparring - Check.

Videos on weapons - Check.

Videos on flow - Check.

Videos on drills - Check.

But if the martial arts schools have had to close their doors, then it doesn't matter.

Schools close because of mis-management. Plain and simple. If the school owner doesn't spend as much or more time on the business as they do on training, that is mis-management.

This video (a bit of a parody) describes one of many…

Great drills to improve your kicks for…

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I've put on the white belt again in the Machado BJJ class at West Coast Martial Arts in Gardnerville, Nevada. School owner, KJN George Fujii (center of picture), started a BJJ Executive Class for those of us who are 50 plus - I barely made it under…