Pre-blog notes: – I’m in Indianapolis today, spending a portion of the day teaching DDPYoga level 1. If you’re reading this, stop by! – I post a new This Week In Martial Arts every Saturday morning. When you’re done with this one, go back and check out all the other cool links I’ve pulled over the… Continue reading How Persistence Pays Off and 2 Form Tips This Week In Martial Arts
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What It’s Like To Practice a Form Every Day For a Year
Most martial arts feature forms. Kata. Poomsae. Patterns. View image | gettyimages.com Whatever you want to call them, these prearranged series of movements exist to serve as libraries for self-defense from which we can draw. As a way to get myself ready for my next promotion in karate, and to continue developing in tai chi… Continue reading What It’s Like To Practice a Form Every Day For a Year
A Day at the AKA Grand Nationals
I competed yesterday at the AKA Grand Nationals, the longest-running martial arts tournament in the U.S., in Chicago. I placed first after performing Kanku Sho in a division of two, the non-NASKA men’s 18-29 Japanese/Okinawan forms. The NASKA division had 13 competitors. Not being a registered member of the NASKA circuit and never having looked seriously… Continue reading A Day at the AKA Grand Nationals