30 Years of Martial Arts

From motivation to goal setting and from self defense to fight commentary...it's all here!

There is only one basic principle of self defense: apply the most effective weapon as soon as possible to the most vulnerable point of your enemy!

- Bruce Lee, Tao of Gung Fu

PART II A Modern View of Kata, a Venerable Training Tool

PART II A Modern View of Kata, a Venerable Training Tool By Roland Cadiente and Matthew Hemenez PART 2 of 4 Why do we do kata? Every ins...

See Daley Knockout Ward with Flying Knee to Head

Paul "Semtex" Daley secured his win against "Irish" Brennan Ward with an incredible flying knee to the head at the Bellatore 170 on Satur...

How To Select a Self-Defense Weapon

Wondering how to pick a self-defense tool? Use the APE test; Accessible, Practical, and Effective. A self-defense tool that is good eno...

Bruce Lee's Training Program and Training Regimen

Bruce Lee was well ahead of his time in terms of fitness knowledge and focus. He was doing plyometrics before it was even a term, litera...

The Importance of the Posterior Chain in Training

If you are a martial arts instructor and haven't been educating your students about the importance of training the posterior chain for ma...

Best Karate Drills -- 4-way Training Drill for Large Class

Here’s one of many drills that will be posted on this blog. Feel free to use the diagram however you want. I created it as a .png so yo...

10 Ways to Become a Better Faster Runner

Check out this great article from Outside magazine. Running, still one of the best forms of exercise for overall cardio vascular fitness...

Zero Belly Diet -- Best Martial Arts Diet

I generally don't like "diets." They represent a change to your behavior that by and large is not sustainable. This zero belly diet is ...

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Martial arts of some sort for over 30 years...with binders and hard drives full of so much

information that we've wanted to share with our students in this blog we will do so.

We hope you find the information within helpful, healthy, enlightening, informative, humorous and will otherwise add value to your martial arts journey and a more fulfilling life.