Category Archives: karate

How Protective Gear Ruined the Martial Arts

Protective Gear Makes You hit Harder Speaking of martial arts protective gear, I was there when it was first introduced. This was about 1968, I was an instructor at a Chinese Kenpo school, and the school owner came out and … Continue reading

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Speed Drilling in Karate

Newsletter 703 The Secret of Speed in the Martial Arts Let’s talk about speed in the martial arts. We used to have this exercise back at the Kang Duk Won it was called ‘Speed of speed.’ And, it was brutal. … Continue reading

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Should You Take a Gun to a Martial Arts Fight?

Gunfighters Take Second Place to Martial Arts Fighter! I get all sorts of emags, having to do with martial arts, of course, and prepping, and that includes a lot of knife and gun mags. Hey, guns ARE (regardless of what … Continue reading

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The Secret of Martial Arts Pressure Points

Martial Arts Pressure Points Revealed I had an email today, in it was a question about pressure points, and I get this question every once in a while, when am I going to do a book/course on pressure points. Heck, … Continue reading

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Advice to Martial Artists from a Mugger

Advice from a Mugger! Okay. I’m a mugger! Got to earn a living, and I usually earn it on shmucks like you. I simply come up behind you and conk you with a baseball bat and take all your money … Continue reading

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Chinese Hand as the Beginning of Karate

The Real Meaning of Chinese Hand in the Martial Arts Guest Blog by Alaric Dailey There are two words, that have very different meanings that are pronounced “karate”.  The first is 唐手, it means “Chinese hand”,  and it is the … Continue reading

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Is it Possible to have Perfect Martial Arts?

Chess and the First Move in the Martial Arts I recently wrote on article on ‘Beyond Western Muscles and the Martial Arts,’ and in that article I mentioned an idea I had come across many years ago: that in a … Continue reading

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Spirit Shouting as a Martial Arts Weapon

The Secret of the Kiai (Spirit Shout) A work out at sunrise! What a way to go, eh? Perfect weather, perfect environment… perfect work out. Really charges me up. And I trust you had one, too? And, if you didn’t, … Continue reading

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The Difference Between a Martial Artist

Defining the Difference between low level and high level Martial Artists Speaking of Martial Arts, my brother had possibly the lamest joke of all time. He would ask, ‘What’s the difference between a duck?’ And, the answer: ‘One leg is … Continue reading

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Things To Know About the Samurai Sword

When Is a Curved Sword a Straight Line? I’m working on a new book. How to Matrix the Samurai Sword. Should be ready in a week or so. It requires odd graphics on my poser program, so it might take … Continue reading

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