I can't BELIEVE that in two pages of modern common weapons no one has mentioned the absolutely most obvious, especially to a Karate-ka: we do lots of kicking:...steel toed sneakers! My God, even the guys in our warehouse wear them and they are indistinguishable from regular footwear. Add some kick t...

Would it be appropriate to say, "anything you have to remember" is no good to you, but "anything your body remembers" is? As far as not training goes, anyone can do kata if they want to. Slow motion, pretend it's Tai Chi, once you know it you can really do it almost anywhere. I r...

To LeeDarrow: An excellent post and should not be offensive to any rational thinker. How do you like this: "Every person is a living example of their belief system." I created this axiom as a means of pointing out that you can verify a person's beliefs not by what they say, but as they act...

Dana et al.: Our Sensei routinely leads Kata at what he describes as " Tai Chi" speed. Especially our 1st San Chin. It definitely avoids any cheating as far as balance transfer is concerned! If you're not making smooth transitional balance it will be shaky. Also, I've noticed lately that d...