Category Archives: kenpo

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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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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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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The One Thing That Makes Me Mad About Martial Artists

‘Just one thing makes you mad about Martial Artists, Al?’ you ask. Yeah, really, just one thing. Do you remember back when you were first starting, and you would encounter the attitude that ‘my school is best/my art is best.’ … 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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Bruce Lee Great!

Are You Bruce Lee Great? The Great Bruce Lee said take what is useful, discard what is not. Thus, though Bruce Lee left the outline of a system, he didn’t leave a complete Gung Fu system. This is revealed by … Continue reading

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