Diary of a Martial Artist

Diary of a Martial Artist

All about martial arts training and how it affects the way I lead my life: martial arts as personal development. You'll find tips on all aspects of martial arts training such as techniques, fitness, philosophy and history. Shorinji Kempo | Tang Soo Do | Iaido

Tuesday, 30 March 2010

Are lower stances the way forward?

We drilled low front stances tonight during Tang Soo Do. Specifically low and deep front stance. This fairly simple 'walking' stance...

Friday, 26 March 2010

Rotary Martial Arts Festival

Sunday 16th May, 2010, from 1.00pm to approx 4.30pm Bath University Sports Village, Main Sports Hall. http://www.rotarymaf.com/ Featuring...

Friday, 12 March 2010

Kirishima Kazuhiro: sumo wrestler in action

Here is a great video of Kirishima in action. He's the smaller, muscular wrestler. The information on this Youtube video says that the m...

Saturday, 6 March 2010

Techniques and principles

Shorinji Kempo ended up being a thoughtful, but tiring and (for my wrists) painful lesson. It was interesting as sensei TO took us through a...

Sunday, 28 February 2010

Sword Play

Two contrasting styles of fencing (with different weapons). First the two handed sword, showing techniques from Lichtenauer's style. Int...

Tuesday, 23 February 2010

The Karate Kid 2010

I came across this trailer for the Karate Kid 2010 the other day whilst surfing youtube... Looks fun. I'm intrigued by the fact that Jac...

Monday, 22 February 2010

Brain health

Singing helps repair damaged brains and naps boost brain learning power! Teaching stroke patients to sing "rewires" their brains, ...

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