The Genius of a Dumb Man
In 2003, I made a trip to Wilmington North Carolina, from my home in Nebraska, to visit my brother who had recently moved to the area. I arrived on a Thursday and left mid-day Sunday. [...]
Five Rules to Live By
It was 1998 and I had recently turned eighteen years old, and we had a major national election happening. I hadn’t planned on voting as I just didn’t know much about politics at all. Only [...]
Punching so hard, no one feels it!
An ailing martial arts master decided it was time to turn his school over to a student to run as he felt his time was growing near. He watched over each and every student, looking [...]
Myths and Misconceptions of Martial Arts Myth: It takes a lifetime to master a martial art
How long does it take to master a martial arts style? I don’t know about you, but I’ve heard the line, “It takes a lifetime to master a martial art”. Specifically, I’ve heard this statement [...]
Myths and Misconceptions of Martial Arts: This style of martial arts is better than that style of martial arts
You have undoubtably seen videos or discussion regarding “this art” versus “this art” in a fight. Sometimes it’s a Karate guy versus a Taekwondo guy. Or a Kung Fu guy verses a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu guy. [...]
A Ge-Baek’ian Decision
Do you think you’d be able to kill your spouse and children if needed? Wait, wait, wait. Sorry! That is a horrible way to start a blog post. Let me back up a bit for [...]