High Energy Martial Artists + Jujitsu = Successful Jujitsu Clinic 1/2/10
Today the American College of Martial Arts of Burlington, N.C. hosted a Jujitsu Clinic. It was attended by martial artists from varied backgrounds and experiences. Participants ranged in age from 16 to 57 years old. There were white belts to green belts to various degrees of black belts in several styles. Some drove three hours to attend; some drove 30 minutes, and some came across town. It...
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As we grow as Martial Artists, we develop new ideas, habits and experiences. these factors help us mature into the people that we become. We find out as we grow that it can be difficult to shed habits that we no longer desire; as it can be difficult for a crane to leave a lake with their wings saturated with water. The shedding of these old habits can be an uncomfortable side effect...
Read MoreKnowing Your Warrior Spirit
Knowing how to describe your warrior spirit is very important when you find yourself in a confrontation that you did not choose or those you did. By practicing and developing the warrior’s spirit you should develop compassion and begin to feel more balanced and centered. When feeling such, you will feel more at ease and others will feel more at ease around you which diminishes the chance of...
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When an opponent confronts you great him with a smile, when he departs bid him good day. You will always be an equal distance apart, whether 6 inches or 6 feet. Keep yourself balanced and centered then you will be one with your opponent and they will disappear. -Master John Dowdy
Read MoreWisdom Hidden is Wisdom Wasted
I read somewhere that “Wisdom hidden is wisdom wasted.” For the true martial arts students I feel that it is wasted knowledge to hold back on techniques and one of my fears is to go to my deathbed with knowledge of martial arts that I have not given to my students. This does not mean that all my techniques or things that I know should be given to all martial artist just for the asking but...
Read MoreDeveloping the Warrior Spirit
Desire and attitude are the only things that it takes to make a martial artist, but to develop the warrior spirit one would think more is needed but in reality it’s not. Developing the warrior spirit is a process that one can spend a lifetime searching to achieve yet never get unless a true commitment is made to him or herself. The commitment that one needs to make is a commitment or promise...
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