Choosing a Martial Art

Where to begin, I have so much to clarify I don’t know where to start.Training in the martial arts opens a door into a confusing and multifaceted world of methods that are called styles. All of which don’t necessarily lead to the same place.But most people don’t...

Martial arts training defined

With all the different training methods out there, combative martial arts, reality based martial arts, traditional martial arts to name a few types, I thought it might be useful to identify the different training areas within them and define what they are targeting to...

Martial arts forms practice, useful or useless?

Recently I had the opportunity to listen to a PodCast that was a debate between two opposing viewpoints on whether or not martial arts forms had any value.It is a controversial topic to be sure.Both parties had valid arguments that supported their point of view. So...

Identifying the free hand

There is saying within oriental martial arts, that translates into meaning “the free hand hits”!At first it appears pretty straight forward. If the hand is free it should hit, simple enough right?Simple! Yes and complex at the same time. Here is what I mean.It’s...

The Center line

This is a term that is used across many disciplines in the world of martial arts. Many use it in reference to an imaginary line somewhere on the human body. Depending on the discipline it is used to identify or clarify a concept, tactic or area. None are wrong if one...