You have heard me speak in class about using intention versus tension in the application of movement in our techniques. Tension can be contemplated under two categories. External and Internal. When we use tension externally, we are contracting the muscles in order to hit as hard as we can. We deliver what we feel will…

Movement, Mindfulness and Breathing There are three concepts you can use in your training as well as outside the training hall- Movement, Mindfulness and Breathing, which will benefit you both on and off the mat. Movement- as humans, we are made are to move. We are not made to be sedentary. We feel better, we…

I am asked every once in a while as to what kind of martial arts style do we study? Most people are familiar with karate, taekwondo and jiujitsu. Nowadays when you mentioned jiujitsu, most people think of Brazillian jujitsu which emphasizes a lot of grappling and groundwork. Shuri-te is an eclectic style of martial arts…

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Practice One of the books I read last year was a fascinating book by Geoff Colvin entitled Talent is Overrated. This was one of those books that I picked up at the bookstore as I was simply wandering around. The title seemed interesting and the back cover comments were intriguing. It’s one of those treasures…

Respect Martial arts begins and ends with respect. This respect begins first with the individual. One must have a sense of value for her or himself to even begin a training regime. It may first start with a desire to learn self-defense, balance, and centeredness, the mind-body connection or simply to be in better physical…

Just a few thoughts on martial training- life and living: Oftentimes when we first start to train some want to use a lot of force in their movements because, after all, it is a martial art. Others pull back and are fearful about hurting their training partners. The truth is in the middle. When we…

The Master doesn’t try to be powerful; thus he is truly powerful. The ordinary man keeps reaching for power; thus he never has enough. The Master does nothing, yet he leaves nothing undone. The ordinary man is always ding things, yet many more are left to be done. Therefore the Master concerns himself With the…

I was struck while reading Josh Waitzkin’s book The Art of Learning, about two models of learning. One model views learning as a static entity- we feel we are either good at something, or we are not. We feel we can learn something new or we cannot. The other view is that of the incremental…