How do you choose the martial art, and martial art school that’s right for you? If you don’t live near a major city, you may not […]

When should you use your martial arts training in an altercation? This is a serious consideration and deserves some deep thought. First, I would say that […]

Many years ago Bruce Lee wrote that you should take what is useful and disregard the rest. People have taken that to menan that you should […]

The root of the Martial Arts tree is grappling. Learning to be comfortable on the ground and have a clear knowledge of, at least, the basics […]

There is always talk about what will work in terms of technique when you are in an actual confrontation. Are you techniques going to be too […]

Welcome to the River of Life dojo blog. This week I’d like to discuss a drill that James Williams Sensei just added to the ‘on line […]

The other day a new student remarked that he was unsure about a part of a kata because he didn’t think someone would use the attack […]

Between my office and garage I have 24 notebooks that I have filled, over the years, with information regarding different martial arts. I have filled them […]

Of the seven virtues of Bushido, Loyalty may be the hardest to contemplate. Blind loyalty can be foolish, yet anything less than complete loyalty is not […]

Truthfulness has become such a strained virtue! The media prints stories that are so slanted that they are often false. Politicians lie outright. Worst of all, […]