That's probably the only thing that I would say is negative about martial arts...the ego trips and abuse of knowledge and power!!! These beautiful systems....its unfortunate.
Oh my goodness!!! That is terrible for someone to experience. I'm sorry for your child. Its second nature to think you can trust your instructor. What an eye opener.
I see the circular emphasis on movement in Goju Ryu. It seems to me that Goju Ryu uses centrifugal force to add extra power behind strikes and blocks. It registers in my head at least that it has similar perspectives as Aikido. I'm gonna research in hopes of broadening my understanding.
Tonight's class was so humbling. I was thinking that the learning would not be as challenging as I had been told. Boy was I mistaken. The martial art movements have allowed me to discover where I'm tight and have exposed my imbalances which I'm so grateful to have experienced tonight. I already...
Thank you for your input. As you can tell I'm new and feel like a kid in a MA candy store. I have questions on top of questions. Thank you all for having patience with me.
Wow.... I'm sorry you are going through something like that. You would think with all these technological advances there would be something out there to help. Man....
I have to tell all you that this wealth of knowledge is so humbling to me. Whoever created this website THANK YOU!!! It's so refreshing to be able to talk to people who have the same (if not more) passion/enthusiasm for martial arts. I wish I would have started years ago but I'm appreciative of...