Practice.. everyday...sometimes twice a day!

Make sure you are doing your Kihon correctly!

Also Practice everyday!

"What is it like to have been in martial arts for 30+ years and to step up to a board, ready to test for your 8th degree black belt?
The question is for any of those who have been practicing martial arts for decades. I don't just want to know about the simply martial arts aspects, but those ...

Mr. Mattson,

It appears there is a effort to "GET" you? With the rumor of personal attacks from Okinawa and now direct attacks through the e-mail, computer virus!

Small minds work in small ways!

I appreciate you are always vigilant.

If you think you will not be hit in a confrontation with someone who is a violent, drugged/drunk vicious "enforcer" or a mean sober kick your ass body builder/clown because you interrupted "his" day,.. wake up!

Assume this individual grabs YOU by the throat!

Your response is to immediately remove ...

In the last few seconds of this download (monitor bit/sec ~30 to end) there is a pop up line that appears on the screen "Cannabis- High for the night....... Slow for a month".

I think there are numerous excellent web sites that offer great techincal information and history of original arts, this being one of many. Some sites that I think offer good information include :

Electronic Journal of Martial Arts Science

FURYU, magazine by Wayne Muromoto

Koryu, magazine by Meik ...

Tokezu,

I believe the Kanei Uechi referenced in Mr. Mc Carthy's "Ancient Okinawan Masters" is not the same Uechi of Uechi-Ryu karate. The "other" Kanyei Uechi was a student of Kenwa Mabuni and continued to teach Mabuni's style of karate (****o-Ryu) on Okinawa, while Mabuni taught his style on the ...

Shorin Ryu does stress speed at first and under the guidance of a qualified teacher the power will naturally develop over time.

Mr. Glasheen characterization more accurately depicts Japanese styles that were originally based on Shorin Ryu. However the Japanese styles have undergone significant ...

Okinawa Kenpo is a close relative of Shorin Ryu. Mark Bishop's book, "Okinawa Karate, Teachers, styles and secret techniques", provides a good history and description of Shigeru Nakamura's (founder of style) system. Back in the late 60's we use to spar with a few of the guys from the Nago dojo and ...