Martial Arts & Life

The Martial Arts and Life has moved. You can locate it at >> https://www.patreon.com/Kriswilder or clicking on the log below The post Changes Are A foot appeared first on Stickman Publications, Martial Arts Podcast.

The Four Forms of Karate – Chapter 1. There are four forms of karate and this is not about the styles this is about the qualities that all systems process. This is the first of four types explained in this podcast. The first of these is Blockbuster. Zeal and trends make up the elements needed […] The post The Four Forms of Karate – Chapter 1 appeared first on Stickman Publications, Martial Arts Podcast.

Be your own karate author. It is not about writing a martial arts book. This is about the authoring of your life. Taking control of your life, not your world, but focusing on your life. Be Your Own Karate Author With Simple Commands Using simple commands, you can make a difference in your world. We […] The post Be Your Own Karate Author appeared first on Stickman Publications, Martial Arts Podcast.

Karate this is the Reason. We all understand there are many reasons for doing karate. Those reasons are personal and varied. The reasons range from, “I want to get in shape,” to “I want to learn to protect myself.” We are going to create a narrow focus. We are discussing a small but important idea. […] The post Karate this is the Reason appeared first on Stickman Publications, Martial Arts Podcast.

Karate and Tai Chi, Sleek and Stunning. The stick and the hammer of karate were the topics of the Patreon post. And it started a brief conversation about a trip hammer and its role in martial arts. A trip hammer is a tool, used by a Blacksmith to create a repetitive motion. This hammer is […] The post Karate and Tai Chi, Sleek and Stunning appeared first on Stickman Publications, Martial Arts Podcast.

Your karate teacher died, now what? That sounds caviler kind of a cast-off statement. It is almost as if it is a statement about floor wax from a mid-afternoon television show. It is not is the real question. The death of a teacher has happened to me before but this one gut punched me. The […] The post Your Karate Teacher Died, Now What? appeared first on Stickman Publications, Martial Arts Podcast.

Your Two Truths of Karate gets pushed into the second half of the show. A little deviation from the main topic. The problems of vendors and the world we have right now. The pleasant and the can-do people of the world are facing a deep challenge and we need to take a step back and […] The post Your Two Truths of Karate appeared first on Stickman Publications, Martial Arts Podcast.

Making your karate like a kid is something to pursue. Not every attributive of being a kid but a specific item. While working with a student the other night the topic of rigidity raised its head once again. I inherited a brown belt from another school. She trains in the same style but a different […] The post Making Your Karate Like a Kid appeared first on Stickman Publications, Martial Arts Podcast.

Merit is superior and the Romans agree. Taking a walk down the road of history. History is often about perspective, the view used to examine the snapshot of time. The observing is often set with a predisposition of a desired outcome. Knowing that lets us dive into several historical examples of how merit is superior […] The post Merit is Superior and The Romans Agree appeared first on Stickman Publications, Martial Arts Podcast.

Musashi has thoughts about your karate. Miyamoto Musashi dies in 1645 but he wrote some precepts (The Dokkodo) and a book, the Book of Five Rings, (Go Rin No Sho). I like you have come across copies of the Book of Five Rings. We have read it front to back and dipped into different chapters […] The post Musashi Has Thoughts About Your Karate appeared first on Stickman Publications, Martial Arts Podcast.