When we consider the parallels between language and martial arts we can extend the comparison to a fun new area. If techniques are words and combos are sentences, then forms (kata) are songs. Kihon is a repeated sequence of (usually basic) moves. Adding to the sequence makes the repetition more difficult. To the point that a sequence of […]
This December marks the 2-year anniversary of my life changing transformation. My girls were born in Nov of 2019. I was 5’5” and 200lbs. I ran out of breath going up and down the stairs. Now, I have two little ones to carry around! I had difficulties carrying them, I had difficulties laying them down
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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
A Karate Journey is one of self-exploration. A journey of exploring mind and body mechanics, movements, and continuously strengthening physical and mental abilities to be a better human being. Knowledge is not absolute. An attitude that pretends so, only closes the door to anything flowing in. Knowledge is relative. It’s a fact that’s always changing
This blog was duplicated with permission from the author. Have a look at the original post and more by visiting Tiffany’s FaceBook Page. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐆𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞… 𝐢𝐟 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬? I drove a BMW.Lived in a phatass apartment.Was the skinniest/healthiest I’d ever been.Traveled. Was sober. Had lots of
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For as long as people have been fighting, those same people have wondered what the best fighting style is. Can style X beat style Y in a straight-up fight? How do I knock their teeth out without getting my teeth knocked out? Let’s discuss this question for a moment. The original stated purpose of the
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In 1974, Timothy Gallwey published his groundbreaking book The Inner Game of Tennis. Instead of serving up technique, it concentrated on the fact that “Every game is composed of two parts, an outer game and an inner game.” The former is played against opponents, and is filled with lots of contradictory advice; the latter is played not against,
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How many times have you walked into a fitness class, dojo, or gym and not been comfortable in your own skin? How many times have you seen others enter a fitness environment and then not return? Do you ever wonder what happened to them? Why didn’t they come back? How many times have you been asked to meet
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Idiolect. id·i·o·lect /ˈidēəˌlekt/noun The speech habits peculiar to a particular person. Is Martial Arts Language? There are many parallels between language and martial arts. We can almost call martial arts styles languages themselves. But not quite. The idea is still fun to play with. Some vocabulary: Technique = word. While words aren’t the smallest part
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Karate practice involves increased efficiency of the use of the human body. What is the extreme development of the punch? How much force needs to be generated to be considered extreme? Why develop the punch at all? A punch is known by the general public as the main self-defense tool. (I think the brain is
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