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Hap Ki Do has changed over the years because of the lack of qualified teachers, so TKD has been claiming to teach HKD. If you're doing more wristlocks and throws then you probably have an old-school teacher who is actually teaching it. When I was coming up and studying with both Sea Oh Choi and...

While everything you stated is very well said and on point, I think you're missing a critical aspect of the evolution of what is called "karate" in general, and methods of its Japanese Origin specifically. The original "kara-te-do," by definition, is done the "way" the prevailing leader or...

"I'm pretty sure there a quite a few women out there who take a hit better than most men. Some of them do it on a regular basis in competitions." Ok, now you're making even less sense. If you want to make comparisons they should be reasonably the same. Women who take hits in competition can...

Excessive is something that is determined by the circumstances. There is no such thing as "unarmed" in any confrontation where there is a firearm present that has the potential to be controlled by either party. Furthermore, more people are killed by "unarmed" people with hands and feet than are...

Exactomundo.

Yeah, I'm sure. A minuscule number of women who train professionally to fight in the ring are not the norm, and your logic is flawed. But if you want to go that route, consider this. Take two average people, one female, and one male. Let them both train the same for an equal amount of time, and...

Some women can develop significant strength training and can hit very hard, but that is not where the fight is won or lost. She might be able to punch as hard as some men, but she can't take the same punch and punishment that most men can.

Do you mean again? Yep, sure have, and will again if the circumstances warrant it. Seen too many guys hurt seriously by women claiming to be "ladies" while they try to gouge your eyes out. Having a uterus doesn't give you a pass, and on the job, I had one rule with women. As long as you act like...

If you can change direction during a punch, then you're not punching you're feinting. Anyone who makes that statement is not a fighter. An effective punch requires commitment significant to do damage and once committed cannot change direction. That's why when people miss sometimes they stumble...

Preach. :) I look at the youngsters and you would think they live in feudal Japan or ancient China. For those that don't have jobs, a family, and are independently wealthy I guess you can train like that.

My reference to "hitting the hard with soft, and the soft with hard" was an Ed Parker Sr. reference to weapons choices in confrontation. You don't hit a hard bone (head) with a weaker collection of bones (clenched fist), because it is not intelligent and has a greater chance of creating an...

The nature of a "boxer's fracture" is characterized by various knuckles, not just a particular one. Now, you're trying to justify punching the head in a specific place in a fight, which is ludicrous. Anyone who is knowledgeable knows when you attempt to punch the head you miss more than you hit...

That's assuming you know what "good basics" look like.

Yeah, like breaking boards it's dumb. 27 little tiny spindly bones versus one big bone. Boxers in street fight invariable end up with a "boxers fracture" of the first knuckle. My wise Hawaiian Kahuna Teacher once told me, "Hit the hard with the soft, and the soft with the hard to avoid injury."...

The stance is called "Kosa dachi"

Yeah plenty to talk about for those interested for sure.

Thank you sir, you are too kind.

Yeah a rough couple of years as I've lost a bunch of people to everything but covid. But, still here so .... Take care brother, there are only a few of us left.

Take your time sir, and we can always chop it up when you want to get deep into it. Glad to get into with the serious folks.

Hey old friend, I'm still kicking, (but not high). I hope all is well with you and yours. Still teaching and writing my curriculum to my system which is really coming along nicely. Good to see you're still hanging in there. :)

Good for you. I wish more would educate themselves more on the science of human movement. After all, teachers are teaching body mechanics without any functional knowledge of the subject and ending up teaching aesthetically instead of proper movement to promote longevity and efficiency. I applaud...

Footwork and stances are probably the most important aspect of any interactive martial activity. After all, everything you do and might hope to accomplish with your upper body is predicated on what you achieve with the support of your lower body platform. Unfortunately, this is also probably...

Designed Batons of all types are illegal in the Peoples Republic called the State of Kalifornia under section 12020 of the Penal Code. it includes all manner of martial arts weapons as well. Most of them are considered "wobblers" for the purpose of prosecution. That is you will be booked under a...

They have this new thing that some of the oldtimers teach. It's called "blocks." I've also seen some people who move and shift sides but I'd try the blocks first. One thing is for sure, it keeps you motivated, especially if you don't wear a cup all the time.

That is correct. However one may choose to strike with any portion of the body if that is their desire, but that doesn't make it the most effective.

Of course, you and I are only "outsiders" in the sense we only know of the impressions and stories told to us and only the two men involved really know. I respected both of them tremendously and in the end "mom and dad got a divorce that had nothing to do with us kids." It was between them and...

To be more specific, some of the historical information in the book Secrets of Chinese Karate was information shared with Ed Parker by Sifu Woo. Sifu Woo felt Mr. Parker should have given him credit for that information in the book. To suggest "they had a falling out over a book deal" tends to...

Stances are not created for aesthetic reasons in the Traditional Chinese Arts, and that includes the Horse Stance. The position of the body in its entirety constitutes posture, not just the feet. The alignment of the feet properly has a profound impact on available upper body strength, and an...

While anatomically correct postures are usually dictated and dedicated to particular actions or functions, there are always anatomical anomalies in nature that cannot be ignored. While "normal" people may find it hard to believe, the direction the feet point does not always line up with the...