Seminar Review: Shihan Mark Lithgow "Koppo no Ken"

This past weekend, I flew up to Baltimore, MD for a very rare seminar with Shihan Mark Lithgow teaching. The theme of the seminar was

August 19, 2011 No Comments

3 Reasons to Train Swordsmanship in the Modern Day

August is going to be sword training overdose month for me. And I can hardly wait! First is a seminar this weekend with Shihan Mark

August 12, 2011 1 Comment

Are You Ready for a Real Fight or Are You Fooling Yourself?

For the guys… There you are…having a drink at your favorite pub, minding your own business. You turn to look around the room to see

July 15, 2011 No Comments

Balancing Freedom and Security

The more freedom you have, the less security. The more security, the less freedom. It’s a spectrum, and you can’t really have all of both.

July 5, 2011 No Comments

Are you Connected or Attached?

Shihan Paul Masse recently taught an awesome martial arts seminar in Birmingham. He talked about several martial arts concepts, but really emphasized the concept of

May 31, 2011 1 Comment

Secrets on How to Use Your Eyes Effectively in Martial Arts

If you have seen The Karate Kid (the original movie), you will undoubtedly remember the wise old karate sensei, Mr. Miyagi telling his student Daniel-san

May 23, 2011 2 Comments

5 Quick Self Defense Tips to Think About

There are a lot of misconceptions and bad advice about self defense and martial arts out there. If you are serious about learning self defense,

February 18, 2011 1 Comment

How to Apply Martial Arts Principles to Destressify Your Life in the New Year

Fundamentals are the most important thing to practice and train in martial arts. The thing about fundamentals is that they are the essence of martial

January 12, 2011 No Comments

Are You Being Sincere in Training?

Are you truly training and studying your martial arts, or are you simply going through the motions? Are you committing your time, effort, and even money

September 26, 2010 No Comments

Shihan Legare comes to Birmingham

Shidoshi Michael Tucker and the Magic City Dojo hosted Shihan Phillip Legare (15th Dan) for a martial arts and self-defense seminar in Birmingham, Alabama on July 31 and

August 28, 2010 No Comments

Declaration of Independence

Happy Fourth of July, a celebration of our independence that our forefathers gave us to inherit and pass on. We have posted the Declaration of

July 4, 2010 No Comments

Consistent Martial Arts Training

Shidoshi Tucker taking ukemi from Shihan Masse at a recent seminar The martial artist must be consistent in his training – sharing and learning from his teachers

March 23, 2010 No Comments

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