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How to Not Practice Technique Badly

How to Not Practice Technique Badly

| July 12, 2017 | 0 comments
There is something to be said for blocking hundreds of punches, taking hundreds of falls, and evading hundreds of weapon swings every night in a class. Successful technique grows out of balance, timing, and awareness, which grows out of relaxation. If one lives in a tense state, one’s energy will constantly be tied up in tension.
Full Circle, Martial Arts
Are You Hypocritical?

Are You Hypocritical?

| July 11, 2017 | 0 comments
One thing that always haunts me is that the longer your train, the more your view might become hypocritical to an earlier version of yourself. This is much like comparing your current ideology to your own as a teenager or young adult. However, you will be the product of your commitment just the same. You
Full Circle, Martial Arts, Philosophy
“That Won’t Work in the Street” A Primer on Joint Locking

“That Won’t Work in the Street” A Primer on Joint Locking

| July 10, 2017 | 0 comments
How many marital art instructors does it take to screw in a light bulb?  One to screw it in and 99 to say it wouldn’t work on the street/ring/cage etc. There’s not a student in the world that shouldn’t heed this advice: Just because you don’t get it, doesn’t mean it isn’t true. I’ve heard it
Full Circle, Martial Arts, Reality
The First 20 Years of Your Training

The First 20 Years of Your Training

| July 8, 2017 | 0 comments
There is a point in everyone’s martial arts career in which they have an epiphany that they don’t know as much as they thought they did. This is a natural process. The five-to-fifteen year student of the arts wears their training like a teenager wears adulthood. They are aware that people know more than they
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How to Open a Martial Arts School Part 2

How to Open a Martial Arts School Part 2

| June 26, 2017 | 0 comments
This part two of my blog on how to open your own martial arts school.  For part one please visit here: How to Open a Martial Arts School Part 1 Trends The latest fashionable trend in the martial arts is the MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) school.  The Brazilian’s (Brazilian Jiujitsu) are also en vogue to
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How to Open Up a Martial Arts School Part 1

How to Open Up a Martial Arts School Part 1

| June 25, 2017 | 0 comments
You’ve been training long enough in a martial arts style and have always had in the back of your mind that maybe one day you would open your own school and run a successful business.  You are passionate about teaching and training and as a result you are convinced the public will see this in
Full Circle, Martial Arts, Reality
A Man Named Zulu

A Man Named Zulu

| June 23, 2017 | 0 comments
My very first lesson in the martial arts came in the form of summer camp at the age of 10. The camp offered electives everyone could take, and there was a martial arts elective I signed up for which lasted 3 weeks. I have little recollection of how many days a week we met but
Full Circle, History, Martial Arts
Are we True Warriors?

Are we True Warriors?

| June 22, 2017 | 0 comments
In the nineties I taught under the banner of Warrior Arts. It was a great name that wasn’t in use at the time, at least not to my knowledge. I dropped the name after a conversation with my aikido teacher, who told me: We are not warriors. A warrior is a military person. Someone specially
Full Circle, History, Martial Arts
The Full Circle Connection Between Jujitsu and FMA

The Full Circle Connection Between Jujitsu and FMA

| June 19, 2017 | 0 comments
Filipino Martial Arts or “FMA” for short, are the cornerstone of weapons study in Full Circle Warrior Arts.  My main study of FMA stems from the Serrada Eskrima style Founded by Grand Master Angel Cabales (October 4, 1917 – March 3, 1991).  I studied under Master Khalid Khan who was master #13 directly under GM
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Reiki as the calm during the storm

Reiki as the calm during the storm

| June 19, 2017 | 0 comments
Today, while going through some personal adversity, I turned to Reiki to calm myself. My heart was racing and my thoughts focused on the worst aspects of my situation. I went and grabbed what I call my “Reiki cheat sheet”, this contains notes I have on healing and the Reiki symbols. I find constant review
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