I always take delight in pointing out that people like Ed Parker and Bruce Lee were bad people in the martial arts. People always get upset with me and even want to bodyslam me and teach me a lesson. Then, when I tell them what is really what, they can't do anything but mumble a lot.Ed Parker apparently never made it to Black Belt in the system taught by William K. S. Chow. Heck, halfway through teaching his students on the...more
Everybody wants their training to result in the deadliest Martial Art Techniques, but most schools don't deliver. Teaching children, training for tournaments, these concepts take from the combative arts. Interestingly, one need only understand the three stages of technique, or bunkai, and it doesn't matter whether you do karate or kenpo or Aikido or whatever, and your art is going to get pretty darned deadly.The basic idea and principle of what...more
I always enjoy saying that people like Ed Parker and Bruce Lee were bad guys in the martial arts. People always get upset with me and talk trash. Then, when I tell them the truth, they are left with egg on their face.Ed Parker apparently never made it to Black Belt in the system taught by William K. S. Chow. Heck, halfway through teaching his students on the mainland, he had to go home to Hawaii because he ran out of material and needed more. And, Professor Chow told him no.So he made up his own martial arts, hired a kung fu fellow to help make up new patterns and techniques, redid his system (five times), and so on. The result was that he was giving out high degree black belts, hosting tournaments, inspire the starting of whole chains of schools, and some people hold that he was really only a brown belt. And the whole world was fooled into accepting him as the grand poobah of Chinese American Kenpo, and hardly anybody but a dedicated Kenpo practitioner knows where it all came from.And if you think Ed Parker wasn't very nice, wait until you consider Bruce Lee! Bruce 'The Little Dragon' Lee apparently didn't even complete his Wing Chun studies. He got embroiled in the street gangs...more
Many people from all walks of life are beginning to find martial arts an interesting activity worth getting into. It has suddenly become a popular form of exercise and leisure. If you find yourself also interested in martial arts, then you should carefully find a good martial arts class for you.Moreover, it would be more helpful to consider some...more
Aikido is a Japanese martial art (budo), founded by Morihei Ueshiba between 1930 and 1960. Aikido was officially recognized by the Japanese government in 1940 under the name daikibuda. It was created from experience that its founder had the teaching of Koryu (ancient martial arts schools), mostly ju-jitsu school Daito Ryu, kenjutsu(Japanese...more
Up to this point in history the idea of perceiving the God Concept through the martial arts was considered nigh impossible. If one wants to understand God, the reasoning goes, one must join an establishment and follow the rules of that establishment. This flies in the face of the true abilities generated by the 'I am' that actuates the human form.If one analyzes the writings of martial artists over the ages, one can see that there is a pervading spirituality that evolves as one studies the martial arts. This spirituality has been achieved by such pioneers as Morihei Ueshiba, and is available to all who are willing to follow a specific method. Following are the distinct steps that one must follow if one wishes to achieve this enlightenment.The practice of martial arts kata and technique provide a discipline beyond what is experienced in the work a day world. This discipline reaches far beyond the same old same old world of education, and right into the spirit actuating the body. This discipline, if following in the right manner, will point to and liberate the spirit quite effectively.Understanding that one has a body points to something in the universe other than a body. 'Who drives...more
There are three main paths to become enlightened, and these can be considered when becoming a Neutronic Being: warrior, priest, ascetic. There are others, but these three pretty much sum up the main pathways. While they seem at odds, these paths do...more
I've taught for over forty years, and I've seen street fighting martial arts moves that work, and martial arts moves that don't work. Of course, I haven't seen everything that isn't going to work. It seems like there is always some idjut that will...more
With most types of martial arts, the color of the belt that you have will signify your rank within your style of martial arts. The belts that are used with martial arts signify your rank within that style, although they have no universal means or...more
Black Belt rankings were begun by Judo Master Jigoro Kano. Master Kano is supposed to have based his system on rankings used by swimming clubs. Karate clubs in Japanese Universities borrowed this ranking system.The original karate system is rumored...more
Obesity, or being over weight, is a condition in which having too much fat in the body may pave the way for other diseases. Obese people have a high risk getting various diseases like heart disease, diabetes and arthritis. Obesity is nowadays a...more
In the martial arts Fah Jing is explosive power. Most people experience this in such arts as Karate or taekwon do or kenpo, but on a very limited basis.The procedure is very simple: drop the weight and let the energy explode from the tan tien....more