Why are there more men than women in martial arts?

A burning question that has occurred to me many times over the years is: Why aren’t there more women and kids in martial arts? I was watching a special on a mass murderer who always chose women. They flashed picture after picture across the screen of women who willingly went with this man and was [...]

The Outcome Of The Battle Depends On How You Handle Weakness And Strength!

The out come of the battle depends on how you handle weakness and strength. This phrase was uttered many years ago by a great martial arts master. What did he mean by this? As we know there are many differences between one person to the next. Size, strength, agility, determination and training can vary widely [...]

Billy's Bully!

Little Billy went to school one day and a bigger kid with a couple of laugh a longs pushed him down and knocked his books all over the place, ruining his homework and his books which Billy always was very neat about. On the playground the same kid and his friends surrounded him and started [...]

MMA

Many people that don’t know what MMA is ask exactly what is MMA? Where did MMA come from? Why did MMA start? Well, it started because of the human urge to prove themselves to be the best. The natural urge to compete. Gracie Jujitsu is largely responsible if not solely responsible for the beginning of [...]

MMA is here!

MMA is finally here at Culver Karate Club in Connellsville! Since so many calls and inquiries are for MMA or Grappling or Ground fighting or Submission fighting or what ever you want to call it. There are so many terms used to describe this unique art. I’ve taught shotokan and CDT (a self defense system) [...]

Just another Spooky Saturday Night! Or What?

My wife and I went with her sister and husband to see the latest Matt Dillon movie, Hereafter tonight. In walks a woman and my wife and her sister talk with her because they both know her. Her husband is in tow and he sits down behind us. The movie is about near death experiences [...]

Excusitis

Watch out there’s a disease out there that you can catch from contact from friends, family, acquaintances and even yourself! Yes, mostly from yourself. But you don’t have to catch it if you don’t want to. That sounds crazy, I know but it’s true. Excusitis! Teenagers catch it! It’s too cold to cut the grass, [...]

Victory depends on your ability to distinguish vulnerable points from invulnerable ones

Victory depends on your ability to distinguish vulnerable points from invulnerable ones. A master said this many years ago. If you train hard there will be more points that are vulnerable to you but also if you train hard you will also have more resistance and less vulnerable spots for your opponent to hit. Now [...]

Do not think that you have to win, think rather that you do not have to lose

Do not think that you have to win, think rather that you do not have to lose. Hmmm? A great master said that. Can this philosophy actually work in a tournament? NO!! Can that philosophy actually work on the street. Yes! And this master was way ahead of his time in thinking. Today any responsible [...]

Situational Awareness

I was having a conversation with a martial arts friend and we were discussing things we do when we were in public. I remembered an incident during a cruise that had my hair standing up on my neck. There was a group of 6 of us that were off on our own while we were [...]