Tag: Cobra Kai

So STOP making excuses. You know when class is! 

“First, we’ll make a sacred pact. I promise to teach you karate. That is my part. You promise to learn. I say you do, no questions. That is your part.” – Nariyoshi Miyagi – Miyagi-do Karate . It’s all about priorities, right? After all, you only practice a couple of times a week….. “I have…

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“If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.”

Despite the differences in origin and style, most martial arts consist of similar techniques and skills that form a base for the art. . Most people believe that karate is a strike-only martial art. Wrong! Karate contains a whole arsenal of grabbing and throwing techniques in addition to striking. Traditional kata are full of it,…

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Are there “cults” in the martial arts?

Are there “cults” in the martial arts? . I regularly have interactions with people who refer to their style or school as the strongest or the best, a genuine fighting style. They insist their style or school is authentic, and that it follows a lineage back to the creator of that style. It led me…

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Is a high IQ a requisite for martial arts skills?

Is a high IQ a requisite for martial arts skills? . In my opinion (we all have one), it only matters for the most elite, which is probably irrelevant for over 95% of martial arts practitioners. . Determination, discipline, and “just doing it”, outweighs IQ to most people in modern society practicing martial arts. ….

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What’s in a name?

What’s in a name? There are those who argue against too many dojo, associations, world or international. That anyone outside of Okinawa or Japan should be remonstrated for naming their dojo or association by an asian name. Are we to believe that “one size fits all”? . It isn’t a style or the name of…

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