by admin | Oct 26, 2018 | Beginner, Protection, Styles, Training
A Progression Old styles of Martial Arts had Katas that trained the body in levels of progression. You were not allowed to learn a new Kata unless you had mastered the prior Kata. With a style comprised of only one, two or three forms, this was still a life...
by admin | Oct 19, 2018 | Bubishi, Styles, Training
From yet another Old Master or Founding Father... Yes General Choi Hing Hi, the founder of Taekwon-do added the Kyusho (he called Kupso) to his encyclopedia of Taekwon-do, a huge set of 15 volumes depicting the original ways of his style. Specifically located...
by admin | Oct 12, 2018 | Bubishi, Styles, Training
The Rule of Yin and Yang The Rule of Yin and Yang is not limited to positive and negative, but in the transition ever constant in these dueling polarities. As one can not exist without the other, they also can not exist in stagnation. Energy is a...
by admin | Oct 5, 2018 | Styles, Training
Full Film Link Below The Hey You Say Most practitioners of Sanchin hold fast to the idea and practice of the Kata as a meditation, body strengthening, body conditioning and breath control method. Few look at the infinite possibilities of Sanchin as a complete...
by admin | Sep 28, 2018 | Bubishi, Styles, Training
The Missing Kata Suparempi (108 Steps) Kanbun Uechi travelled from his home in Okinawa to the Fujian province of south China in the year 1897. There he studied the martial system of Pan Gai noon under the master Chou Tsu Ho (Shu Shi Wa), for thirteen (Seisan)...
by admin | Sep 21, 2018 | Information, People, Styles, Training
The Real Story Discussion Arranged by Mr.Thompson M (from YouTube) A discussion with James Coffman, direct student of Hohan Soken and Fusei Kise, he reveals the facts about the fabled "Notes" and brings further light to real Kyusho, Shorinji vs. Shorin Ryu,...
