Hi,

I just wanted to add my voice to those who said, make sure you get your shoulders checked out by a health care professional before doing anything to try to "self-rehab" through stretching or anything else. If you are dealing with an impingement or similar problem you may just end up doing more ...

Mary,

I am 35 years old and am in better health and shape than I have EVER been in my life. And that is saying something because I have been involved with sports, earning my living from them, ever since I was a teenager.

But now I am training for the long run. I'm taking care of health first ...

This article on the subject may be of interest...

http://www.johnberardi.com/index.htm

Things are not always black and white...
Who knows?

CANDANeh wrote:I heard rumours that Campbell sensei has a book in the works.

I think it would be sold out before the ink was dry...

Does anyone here subscribe to this channel? Just wondering if it is any good...

Martial Arts Channel
http://macexperience.com/index.asp

Hello all,

I received this article in a free e-newsletter. I thought it was interesting (if not all that well written...). It may make you question how effective your strength training regimen is...

The Secrets of Ancient Warrior Training
by Bud Jeffries (strongerman.com)

With so much 'mis ...

JimHawkins wrote:

But Uechi Ryu has a form called Som Bo Gin (Three Arrow Fist), the most famous southern praying mantis form

We have a kata called Som Bo Gin?

I did my rounds this morning at 5:00am, *after* a 2 mile run!

Now that is dedication! I'm more of a coffee guy in the morning and workouts in the evening. Although sometimes I go on a kick of morning workouts and I must admit that it is a great feeling throughout the day to know that you have ...

Hey Tony,

The one I got is pretty much identical, but the guy at the warehouse talked me out of leather. He said for the price difference it wasn't worth it. I went with "vintex" (synthetic leather) and so far so good. I think if I ever upgrade I would go for leather just for the aesthetic value if ...

Cool... Thanks guys. Good advice. I am having trouble staying away from it. Every time I go by that room I end up going in and just hitting the thing a few times.

Tony, do you use gloves or just work the bag bare handed?

Hey Tony,

Thanks for the tips. I talked to the guy at the warehouse for a while a decided on a 90 pound bag from a company called Genesport near here in Montreal. I just set it up today and started playing around with it. It is a lot of fun!

Adam

Hi Everyone,

I was inspired by the pictures of the heavy bag in Tony's garage and decided to get myself set up with a bag at home. I train on my own most of the time so figured it was worth the investment.

Now that I am all set up, I am wondering if those of you who train with a heavy bag could ...

For those of you that teach kids, I thought the following text may be of some interest. It has nothing to do with karate; in fact it is about alpine skiing. However, it provides an interesting teaser about the latest thoughts on developing young "athletes."

What is the definition of an athletic ...

I think it is a sad statement about our society that beauty cannot be admired for beauty's sake without the admirer being labelled a pervert. We are so wound up tight that everything ends up being made into a "sex hunt". When I first read Bill's post the thought never crossed my mind that Bill was ...