As the hot summer days are upon us, we stress even more than normal about the importance of “drinking water”. As I tell people to “drink more water”, what is enough? I know I wonder about this. The old wisdom was to drink eight glasses of water per day. That is 64 ounces or about […]
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While doing my 30 minute swim before karate this morning, I suddenly realized just how many crossover movements there are in swimming and karate. There are some general benefits that can help with karate like improved lung capacity from the breathing done while swimming, the practice of keeping your hands cupped so that your thumb
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Dieting or attempting to lose weight has been pushed by the industry for some time now. Everyone is trying to diet, lose weight, or find good health. The following thoughts were “developed” by me some 20 years ago! I find interesting how relevant these thoughts still are today. Quit worrying about losing weight. Learn to
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Working systems are a marvel to behold. Every component part of it working in concert, a grand harmony of interconnected pieces producing a final result, or just a continuation of the system itself. From just about any perspective, any such working system is opaque in its operation and invites no closer scrutiny. It is only
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he secret of martial arts is to be yourself? What?! That’s all?!? Yes, that is all. If that makes sense to you, this is the end of the blog. If not, keep reading. Well, read anyway and let me know what you think. I woke up this morning with that thought. It was so simple.
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Do you ever leave karate class and think “I am so sweaty”, or have someone say “You Smell Bad” or maybe you wonder “why do we wear this Gi when it is so hot outside? ” Don’t worry about these things…Don’t sweat it. Wearing a GI serves some important purposes, and so does sweat to
I’ve met some great people in the realm of Karate. A lot of those people are the amazing women I train with. I have my own reasons for studying Karate as I’m sure everyone does. Some of those reasons transcend gender and are equally beneficial regardless of gender. Things like development of character, promotion of
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