Chinese Animal Exercise Trends

Observation shows that animals in nature appear healthier than we humans. I mean, when was the last time you saw an obese giraffe, a lion with…

Are Eskrima Masters Hard to Understand?

Being a teacher in education as a profession, I do understand this certain dilemma of many foreign students especially those coming from the west when learning…

Addressing Wing Chun’s Problems

Wing Chun is a martial art with the reputation of being a highly-effective form of self-defense. Also, it claims to be a scientific approach to combat, using…

Mastering Wing Chun’s Power Structure

Structural mapping, conscious and subconscious development, plus positional referencing, many arts and cultures have used this format in various ways—such as in the wide-spread use of…

The Healing Power of Gratitude

Gratitude is a powerful social emotion; a deep feeling of thankfulness, one that has long reaching benefits for wellness and quality of life. And multiple studies…

Tai Chi Sword and the Cop

While watching TV programs and reading articles about the death of civilians at the hands of the police in different cities in the US, I often…

A Place for Gratitude

“It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up.” —Eckhart Tolle Gratitude is uplifting, and journaling about gratitude is even more empowering than just…

Ngo Cho Kun in Socio-Cultural Perspective

“Without ‘letters,’ the effort to spread the martial arts across the nation is bound to fail.”   −Cai Yangwu, a slogan of the Jingwu (Pure Martial) Association.…

Templars Shield – A Poem

A poem written by the award-winning writer, editor, martial artist, and novelist Herb Borkland. Please enjoy and share.  The effacing of Triumph The loss of all…

Memory – A Poem

A Poem written by Rene J. Navarro MEMORY Waking up in the empty dark- ness of a bamboo hut somewhere in the hills far from the…