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Machineguns and the Martial Arts by Action Karate Arts on Aug 29, 2009
The steep climb in popularity of the UFC (and by extension MMA training) has given rise to a lot of arguments over what is “the best/most effective/most realest” martial art. I am not about to get into the “my-style vs. your-style” argumen...
Karate Is Like Fishing…Or Not by Action Karate Arts on Aug 27, 2009
There is an old saying: “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” There is a lot of truth there. But, in some instances, there is another dimension to that ideal. While there is...
Karate, What Is (or Isn’t) an Attack? by Action Karate Arts on Aug 20, 2009
In his Twenty Precepts, Gichin Funakoshi (founder of Shoto-Kan Karate) said “There is no first strike in karate.” It was number 2 in the list; second only to “Karate begins with courtesy and ends with respect.” It is fairly easy to see ho...