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Ikigai | Blogging the Martial Way
David Nick Cross discipline training. I am with my Okinawan Shuri-te Sensei helping him learn the fundamentals of Arnis de Mano with my Arnis Maestros. I have the two best dojo's I've ever learned at.
Lynn Washington Dc 2007 I 've since gotten my black belt! shorin Ryu karate is what I train in! :-)
Ikigai | Blogging the Martial Way MARTIAL PICTURES: Do you have any pictures of you during martial arts training? Add some to this page so we can get a collage look at the experience of our members! To do so, simply go to the empty share box at the top of this wall, look for the little photo icon underneath the empty space where you write, and attach ...a photo! They'll all appear in the 'fan photos' section in the left hand column of this page.
Tammy Jones Martial arts have changed the clothes I wear. I wear clothes that looser fitting and ones in the oriental style.
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UPDATE: New article describing some goings-on around ikigaiway.com. Hear about the current giveaway contest and some martial arts deals going on for the holidays - http://www.ikigaiway.com/2009/holiday-up
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With the holidays coming up, there are a couple of things going on around the site that I'd like to keep you up on. This is just a quick little interlude
Ikigai | Blogging the Martial Way DISCUSSION TOPIC: Do martial arts seep into the day-to-day clothes you wear and things you carry? What do you do on a routine basis to better prepare yourself for self-defense situations in real life? (example: avoiding flip-flops and sandals whenever possible).
Muhammed
just a recent think i was telling a student, do you know what the do-gi represents?
the do-gi was originally worn by the samurai into battle, because there was a good chance of dieing they would ware their Burial robes. which is common all threw out different parts of Asian continent except for the wearing them into battle part.
Greg Lehtimaki I had a thought today...since the finese of Kata has been a topic as of late...I was spending some time with my granddaughter and I notice little development things as she grows. As in life, Kata has a life...When my own kids were growing up, I did not recognize or see the little things in their development perhaps be...cause I was young and immature, thinking of getting through the moment. Like Kata, I now notice the little things and how important the movements are to growing in the art, Im not just going through the motions.
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NEW ARTICLE: Tegumi...the lost art of Okinawa grappling. Read about what it was, what it is, and how to find it in your system - http://www.ikigaiway.com/2009/tegumi-oki
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Is there grappling or wrestling in karate? It's easy to wonder - most of what we see is punching and kicking. But the Okinawan creators of karate had something else called tegumi.
Ikigai | Blogging the Martial Way QUICK VOTE: For UFC fans, #106 happens tomorrow. Who do you like in the main event - a returning Tito Ortiz or a recently embarassed Forrest Griffin?
Nathan
Martial Arts in Law Enforcement: Legal Concerns? Pragmatic Application? Quality Standards? It seems that numerous martial arts 'centers' are marketing to law enforcement. Is it just more ways for them to make money? Or are they actually serving law enforcement officers effectively?
Where, how and the what of martial art...s provide and objective advantage to law enforcement?
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Do you understand the language of your kata? Do you have the tools to interprate them correctly? Check out a recent article examining how kata can be "read" - http://www.ikigaiway.com/2009/how-is-you
