Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Kaizen Concept Applied to Martial Arts Training--- Chief Instructor's Blog October 2025

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The concept of Kaizen is that small, incremental changes can lead to significant improvements over time. When training, sometimes we think...
Monday, September 1, 2025

Short Strikes --- Chief Instructor's Blog September 2025

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One of the most impressive techniques you may see from a martial artist is Bruce Lee’s one inch punch .  While it may seem impossible to gen...
Friday, August 1, 2025

Improving Your Speed --- Chief Instructor's Blog August 2025

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  Speed is an important attribute in your techniques.   A mechanically correct technique that is easily blocked is not effective in protecti...
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

What Can We Learn from a 16th Century Swordsman Part 2 --- Chief Instructor's Blog July 2025

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Note: In this two-part series, I discuss the five books from The Book Of Five Rings. The first part discussed the first two books, and this ...
Sunday, June 1, 2025

What Can We Learn from a 16th Century Swordsman (Part 1) --- Chief Instructor's Blog June 2025

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  Note: In this two-part series, I discuss the five books from The Book Of Five Rings. This first part discusses the first two books and the...
Thursday, May 1, 2025

It Depends --- Chief Instructor's Blog May 2025

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  When I have been asked what to do when grabbed a certain way… my first answer most likely is, it depends. When I have been asked what th...
Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Importance of Using Your Core --- Chief Instructor's Blog April 2025

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In classes for the last month or two, I have been reemphasizing the use of core abdominal muscles.   Use of core muscles is foundational to ...