Sensei Glasheen, I think the best "bar around the corner" is 74 miles north, however there's a good "bar around the corner" fairly close by down in Woods Hole -- The Captain Kidd. :D Seriously, It went off without a problem, also a few people tried the Perfect Pushup device and t...

Thanks to George and Susan for putting on such a great camp. The seminar by Fong Li, Sanchin by the Sea, Uechi kicking with Darrin, The FireDragon Test, The Masters Ceremony, seminar by Mr. Rabesa and catching up with friends. Missed some good ones from what I hear. The FireDragon was a great test. ...

Great. And thanks, I'll check them out.

Sensei, I also think this would not be appropriate for the Firedragon because it would aggravate the past and future test takers... but it would be a good demo item! The excersise where you rotate your wrists at ninety degrees inward with each push (they guide offers a few variations) does "enc...

Chris, I have one shoulder that is a little looser in the joint than the other , feels a bit like a ligament tear. Someone once described to me a ligament damage as "a feeling of fatigue not unlike a muscle asleep - due to lack of blood flow -- but with some pain involved" probably from ov...

Wasted effort is kind of like posting sometimes

I found less strain on an old shoulder injury and a more complete use of the arm muscles as well. Good addition to push up drills...

Sensei Glasheen, I have enjoyed reading posts on your site. I understand you developed the Firedragon test -- which I am going to tke a shot at. I also wanted to pass along some info on a rare piece of fitness gear that I actually like. Developed by one of our US NAVY commandos its called the Perfec...

I see. Best of luck, continued success with the program.

Hey Dave,

Looking forward to the summer camp. Can you give any prelude?

Best,

Zak10w40

Good points. For the new player, beginner or whatever ranks - one of the interesting ideas I support is chess helps develop patience and confidence. These are very good to have in a fighter's arsenal as well. While the medium is different, It saves alot of time developing and getiing into what is co...

Somewhere along the line this is going to turn into a debate over Dunkin's v. Krispy Kreme -- and someone keeps yelling Honeydew.

...I'm taking my Rorsharch and going home.

This doesn't require being an expert.....

That is a great description of the tactical and positional play, thanks CANDANeh -- One of the ideas I opted to Roy was using a chess problem as a kind of Rorsharch for martial artists ( maybe professional law enforcement) putting out the problem on a big screen, describe it and then pulling out WHA...

PM'd you that info --
Rgards,
Zak10w40

Excellent post, Roy. i think the corrallaries between chess and the martial arts are many. Your thoughts on the difference between how the master and the avg or above avg. player views the game -- from my experience - is right on target. I have observed that a master has ability for pattern recognit...