Welcome to how I essentially do EVERYTHING. This past Friday I spent my morning waking up to a strange smell in the apartment and taking a look out the window only to see emergency vehicles screeching to a halt in front of the building I live in. A few moments later firemen start chopping down …
So, you've decided to start competing. Congratulations! It's actually a huge step, and one that speaks volumes about your confidence, and in your willingness to go out and try something completely new, and a little odd. I have been competing since I was 9 years old. And a solid 95% of that competition had been …
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This past weekend I was at the AKA Warrior Cup in Chicago. There will be a post going up in SportMartialArts.com about it pretty soon (I gotta write it). The short of it is it was as grand and wonderful a tournament as everyone had hoped. Some of the best competitors in the world showed …
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The term "repercussions" always seems to have negative connotations. But, I have two positive results from the chaos of the past weekend. And it's keeping in the thread of basics. The last few days have been filled with far more karate than is probably good for me. But also stock full of the reaffirmation that …
I wrote this before I started buying the business. I wrote it right before I tested for my 5th degree, actually. So, there are some thoughts that may be a smidgen...young. Here we go.... Why Martial Arts? The last time I was formally asked the question. “What does martial arts mean to you?” …
I have going back to basics on the brain. A few months ago I wrote a post on the importance of fundamentals. How very key it is to make sure the basics of the activity are solid before one starts to pile on everything else. At the time, I was nursing a few chronic injuries …
Diamonds is one of those pivotal tournaments for me. Every year, something happens that makes everything else a little different. In this case, we have Team AKA, Sport Martial Arts, Competition, and a whole lot of thanks. But, before we get too far into it, there are some steps we need to go through first. …
A few months ago I reached out to Century Martial Arts asking if there was anything someone of a writerly nature could accomplish with them. I had noticed they had a blog going, and there were some very cool ideas and concepts going on. I hadn't expected much, but figured it was worth a try. Imagine …
Oh, what a blur it has been.
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