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The only reason a warrior lives
“The only reason a warrior is alive is to fight, and the only reason a warrior fights is to win” ― Miyamoto Musashi, Book of Five Rings:…Read 841 times Read more...
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Control
“If you do not control the enemy, the enemy will control you” ― Miyamoto Musashi, Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to StrategyRead 547 times Read more...
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The Kicking Drill
When doing this drill, you will do each part of the pyramid twice before adding the next kick. In class, when you have lower ranking students that…Read 1658 times Read more...
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Run and Fight
One of the things we did coming up through the ranks was running and fighting. Nothing says my lungs want to explode like fighting for 2-minutes and…Read 1020 times Read more...
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Gichin Funakoshi on Training
You may train for a long time, but if you merely move your hands and feet and jump up and down like a puppet, learning Karate is…Read 962 times Read more...
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On tools of the trade
I refer to my hands, feet and body as the tools of the trade. The hands and feet must be sharpened and improved daily to be efficient.…Read 587 times Read more...
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Add Ons
Can be done with a few students or a large class. Have students line up for forms. The first student performs a technique of their choice, then…Read 2618 times Read more...
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Lava Pit Sparring
While training 5-8 year old kids to spar, I started looking for different methods to "assist" them with moving around the ring. One thing that worked for…Read 1677 times Read more...
Sr. Master Ron Sell