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(JUN 2025)

Calling It Self-Defense Doesn’t Make It True: Most Dojos Teach Fighting. image

Calling It Self-Defense Doesn’t Make It True: Most Dojos Teach Fighting.

JUN 25, 2025

Building Lasting Skill: The Uncomfortable Truth – Effort Pays Off. image

Building Lasting Skill: The Uncomfortable Truth – Effort Pays Off.

JUN 24, 2025

Show Up: The Mat’s Here for You, But You Walk Your Own Path. image

Show Up: The Mat’s Here for You, But You Walk Your Own Path.

JUN 23, 2025

A Quiet Strength, a Will to Endure: The Strength That Waits Within. image

A Quiet Strength, a Will to Endure: The Strength That Waits Within.

JUN 22, 2025

More Than a Fist, More Than a Palm: It’s Not About the Hand Shape – It’s About the Purpose. image

More Than a Fist, More Than a Palm: It’s Not About the Hand Shape – It’s About the Purpose.

JUN 21, 2025

It’s Not the Name – It’s What It Does: Techniques Must Remain Adaptable. image

It’s Not the Name – It’s What It Does: Techniques Must Remain Adaptable.

JUN 20, 2025

Don’t Just Prove It – Disprove It: The Value of Getting It Wrong. image

Don’t Just Prove It – Disprove It: The Value of Getting It Wrong.

JUN 19, 2025

The Movement Inside the Technique: Oi-Zuki – More Than Just a Punch. image

The Movement Inside the Technique: Oi-Zuki – More Than Just a Punch.

JUN 17, 2025

Practice Makes Permanent: Train It Right from the Start. image

Practice Makes Permanent: Train It Right from the Start.

JUN 16, 2025

The Essence of the Martial Arts Lies Not in Strength or Style, but in What You Find Within Yourself. image

The Essence of the Martial Arts Lies Not in Strength or Style, but in What You Find Within Yourself.

JUN 14, 2025

Self-Defense Starts Long Before Technique: Not Everyone’s Ready to Hit. image

Self-Defense Starts Long Before Technique: Not Everyone’s Ready to Hit.

JUN 13, 2025

Thinking Beyond Technique: Self-Defense Isn’t About Techniques (It’s About People). image

Thinking Beyond Technique: Self-Defense Isn’t About Techniques (It’s About People).

JUN 12, 2025

Why Learning to ‘Fight’ Isn’t the First Lesson in Self-Defense. image

Why Learning to ‘Fight’ Isn’t the First Lesson in Self-Defense.

JUN 11, 2025

Is Your Self-Defense Training Real? Finding Authentic Self-Protection. image

Is Your Self-Defense Training Real? Finding Authentic Self-Protection.

JUN 10, 2025

The Way and the World: When the ‘Way’ Forgets Reality. image

The Way and the World: When the ‘Way’ Forgets Reality.

JUN 09, 2025

Recreation or Reality? Self-Protection – It’s Still About Getting Home Safely. image

Recreation or Reality? Self-Protection – It’s Still About Getting Home Safely.

JUN 08, 2025

Training Hard, Learning Little: Not All Effort Leads to Effectiveness. image

Training Hard, Learning Little: Not All Effort Leads to Effectiveness.

JUN 07, 2025

Too Many Want to Be Right. Too Few Want to Know. image

Too Many Want to Be Right. Too Few Want to Know.

JUN 06, 2025

Real Knife Defense Starts With One Priority: Shut Down the Weapon. image

Real Knife Defense Starts With One Priority: Shut Down the Weapon.

JUN 05, 2025

Stop Calling It Self-Defense: Understanding Step-Kumite’s True Purpose. image

Stop Calling It Self-Defense: Understanding Step-Kumite’s True Purpose.

JUN 04, 2025

As Rare as a Quiet Pub on a Friday Night: What Students Deserve to Know. image

As Rare as a Quiet Pub on a Friday Night: What Students Deserve to Know.

JUN 03, 2025

Old Karate, New Words: Understanding Karate’s Original Intent. image

Old Karate, New Words: Understanding Karate’s Original Intent.

JUN 02, 2025

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