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It is amazing that, while most who are attacked with an edged weapon survive, it is still the one violent attack that tends to scare people the most. There are several possible reasons for this…among them: amount of VISIBLE injury (i.e. slasher film effect), close range of the attack (personal space is instinctive) or viciousness of attacker. But, in spite of this almost Continue reading Fear the Blade! Defense Against Knife Attack Knights of the 1st Crusade Is the practice of karate an “unholy” thing? Well, obviously this would depend entirely on whether or not you as an individual are a religious person…if so, what are the specific tenants of your religious faith. Myself, being a Christian, makes the question: “Is my karate training an un-Christian thing?” I had Continue reading A Karate RELIGIOUS Crusade…!? It’s interesting how extreme some people can get when talking about an abstract concept…trying so passionately to debunk what they see as other peoples “misguided” ideas. This applies to anything: politics, religion and…yes, the martial arts as well. Here in the real world, where everyone is different, how can you have a practical training regimen Continue reading The True Kata Applications…Part 3 The steep climb in popularity of the UFC (and by extension MMA training) has given rise to a lot of arguments over what is “the best/most effective/most realest” martial art. I am not about to get into the “my-style vs. your-style” argument! I am more concerned with the distinction between combat-based sports/health training and actual martial Continue reading Machineguns and the Martial Arts There is an old saying: “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” There is a lot of truth there. But, in some instances, there is another dimension to that ideal. While there is nothing inherently immoral or evil Continue reading Karate Is Like Fishing…Or Not In his Twenty Precepts, Gichin Funakoshi (founder of Shoto-Kan Karate) said “There is no first strike in karate.” It was number 2 in the list; second only to “Karate begins with courtesy and ends with respect.” It is fairly easy to see how important both of these ideas were in his estimation given the fact Continue reading Karate, What Is (or Isn’t) an Attack? It is a debate that has raged back and forth between karate traditionalists and sportsmen for YEARS; and has become as cliché in training circles as “Which came first…the chicken or the egg?” What good are the traditional blocks when competition parry blocks are much faster and more easily delivered? Traditional blocks, in most styles Continue reading Are You Here to Play…or to Fight!? |
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