The Path of Traditional Martial Arts

      Some time ago, one of my senior students told me that he desperately wanted to know the truth about a particular subject....

If I had a magic wand that would enable me to instantly bestow a high level of (martial arts) skill upon my students, I would u...

      In our training, we often hear and use the Chinese term yi ( 意 ), which actually means, "idea, intention, will..." T...

      The swordsmen of feudal Japan practiced their art with the utmost intensity. In battle, success or failure was usually deci...

     Just when you thought I was out of stories regarding my teacher, here comes another one!  ;-)  I've gots lots of 'em!  This on...

     The last time you attended class, how many punches did you execute? How many front snap kicks or side thrust kicks? How many of each ...

     I looked at the young man who had entered my training hall to inquire about classes.  We retired to my office so that I could explain s...