By Daniel Sherwin

Martial arts isn’t just about mastering techniques — it’s about building a lifetime of discipline, community, and opportunity. For many practitioners, what starts as a personal journey of growth evolves into a fulfilling career. Whether you’re drawn to teaching, owning a studio ...

I found a heavy punching bag to practice my kicks. Quickly found out that while shadow sparring has its use, a physical object in front of me to practice hitting is necessary. Surprising how close I need to be to the bag to throw a successful kick. I quickly discovered two styles of kicks. A fast ...

One issue with standing heavy punching bag is when you kick them hard enough, they can rock, thump very loud. Not recommended for apartments with residence living below you. Found that out while trying one out.

By Charley Sunday

Karate students quickly discover that remembering techniques isn’t just about muscle strength. From the very first class, you’re asked to coordinate physical execution, precise timing, controlled breathing, and unfamiliar terminology—all at once. When these layers collide, even ...

One of my friends commented that during his military career, he along with others, would practice military marching techniques for hours. Each step would end with the heel hitting the surface hard to produce a satisfying thud. Unfortunately, the regular impact will cause nerve damage. Unfortunately ...

"Storing weekly reflections as PDFs..."

I never care for PDFs. I do admit I'm bias after suffering from so many problems trying to convert PDF documents during my previous job. I'm never the type who like to leave my document alone; I continually tweak, reword, or fix typos. PDF doesn't have the ...

Staying consistent has been a consistent discussion point during our daily morning exercise classes. People often have trouble finding the discipline to exercise regularly. Great article.

By Charley Sunday

If you remember nothing else: consistency is built from structure, not motivation. Wellness works best when your goals are small enough to repeat, visible enough to track, and flexible enough to survive real life.

When the Spark Fades

Everyone starts strong. New yoga mats ...

By Charley Sunday

Being passionate about health isn’t just about your own habits. It’s also an invitation to make life better for the people around you. From hosting a walking club to sharing trustworthy information online, your energy can become a local catalyst for change.

The Takeaway ...

"alcohol was strictly forbidden"

Kanbun Uechi had a point. A designated driver is morally prohibited from even drinking a single glass of beer. Just one or two glasses of alcohol can affect vision, judgment, overall awareness, reaction times, and concentration-- all necessary for good self-defense ...

Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, was recently stabbed to death by Decarlos Brown Jr. It happened on the Lynx Blue Line train, in Charlotte, North Carolina. This brings up a major flaw on my primary form of defense--running away from violent people. In a train car, you're trapped ...

Trying to stretch your feet to climb more than 2 steps at a time in stairs could also cause too much strain on your knees.

Maybe one reason so many media show cavemen as eating mainly meat is because spears and other hunting tools were so common in archeology finds, but fragile baskets used for plant harvesting almost never survive. Today's hunter and gatherers view hunting as a prestige job and celebrate every kill ...

When doing squats, be sure not to drop too low. At most, the upper leg should be parallel to the floor. Any lower will put too much stress to the kneecaps.

Suppose your friend send you a link and you are not confident that it's safe. One way to test is open:
https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search

This is a Google Transparency Report web page that allows you to enter an URL and it will tell you if it's safe or not. I find this ...