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Book of Five Weapons

Soke reminded us of Miyamoto Musashi�s �Book of Five Rings� and how the 5 rings refer to the five elements of Chi, Sui, Ka, Fu and Ku. Soke�s inspirational message is that although this refers to an attitude or feeling that a true Budoka must look at the reality of this and how it applies to war or fighting. We must look at the five elements as the evolution of war, and in that essentially the evolution of weaponry.

F-3 Johor MMA Fight Antonio Graceffo vs Hafiz Chandran

F-3 Johor May 19, 2012, Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Brooklyn Monk, Antonio Graceffo took on Hafiz Bin Abdul Salam Chandran a Muay Thai and BJJ practitioner.

My Kind of Demo

Master Ken talks about the use of a special technique he created for multiple attackers.

Kuzushi in kosotogari

The second technique we teach in judo is kosotogari, and we teach it as a response to a deashi gone bad.

Conversations

Mr. Nichols talked to me on the subject of education, and (I�m paraphasing here) the need to seek as much of it as you can possibly obtain. As an educator, he knew the importance of learning.

Ultimate Beat Down 8: MMA Fight Antonio Graceffo vs. Steven Yeoh Ultimate Beat Down 8

May 5, 2012, Ultimate MMA Academy, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Originally, Antonio was supposed to fight bodybuilder and san da champion, Zawen Anwar, but he pulled out of the fight twice.

A Breakthrough in Posture

I have recently had a "breakthrough" in my Karate training. It may seem like a small thing, but I have been training for some time, teach, and write at bit, so I thought that I would share it.

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No one is perfect, but even then, we do our best to help each other out and that is one huge positive aspect of my friends that not even money could never buy.

Tamagawa�s Impressive Taiko and Maigasa Performance

While there I got to sample some well made traditional Japanese snacks and watch a little bit of Aikido. I also observed a classic Odori style dance, which is very reserved and controlled.