By Garry Parker One Friday evening after training, Takamiyagi Sensei called me to the side; “Pa-ka, ashita… hima aru? (Do you have free time tomorrow?)” Sure, I told him, excited that I may get extra training on Saturday. “Jo-to,” he replied. Sensei then proceeded to tell me that a few people were meeting in Koza […]
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Meditation is one of the great boons to personal health and well-being. When people meditate, they come to terms with themselves, alone, free from the overt distractions of the outside world. It is through the act and process of meditation that you can examine your health, your pain, your symptoms, your mind, yourself. I am
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By Dr. Mark Wiley For thousands of years tea has been an integral part of Asian diets and cultures. Long renowned for their calming, ritual and healing properties, Chinese tea is a mainstay in the life of millions. Multitudes of studies have been carried out on different types of tea and herbal tea preparations, but
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By Herb Borkland This romance between martial arts and enlightenment is a global cliché. Philosophic boxers wander through the world’s imagination. Kung-fu cinema stars flying Zen monks whose chi can knock down walls. Anime is full of spry and spiritual old warriors; and even Bodhidharma — smaller but staff-bearing and wearing his Shaolin robe — becomes Yoda
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[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] By Tyler R. Rea Effective self-defense skills are as essential now as in times past. For centuries, the Chinese ethnic group known as the Hakka, or Guest People, have perfected self-defense skills to unparalleled levels. So effective, in fact, are these advanced skills, we can
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Grandmaster Sam L. Buot, Sr. is no novice. In fact, he is the oldest living disciple of the Anciong Bacon, the founder of the revered Balintawak Eskrma style of Cebu, Philippines. Manong Sam has written perhaps more than anyone on Balintawak and his knowledge is deep and sophisticated. It reflects his understanding of the depth
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Aikido founder Ueshiba Morihei, affectionately called O-Sensei (Great Teacher) by students, warned, “In your training, do not be in a hurry, for it takes a minimum of ten years to master the basics and advance to the first rung.” There are many steps. If it takes ten years to get to the first one, if
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The vision is common: People walking down the street, sitting in their cars, even across tables from each other… staring at their phones, reading and texting, and their heads are almost parallel ground. This chronic forward head position causes a syndrome of issues playfully referred to as ‘text neck.’ It can even affect you if
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There are many benefits to the martial arts, especially the arts that focus on deep stances to train and strengthen the legs. Not only can stance training condition your legs, it also develops overall stamina, endurance, cardiovascular conditioning and spiritual fortitude. In this video personal trainer and Wing Chun master Alan Orr shares the details
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Have you ever wondered at the close range, explosive power of Hakka kung-fu? Styles like Bak Mei, Lung Ying, Unicorn, Jook Lum, Chu Gar and others are noted for their furious close-Hands fighting and short-range power. Now’s your chance to develop the the close power of Hakka boxing. For the fist time this series of power
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