New Year’s Resolutions This is my favorite time of year. This is the time of year that lives can change. When I started practicing martial arts with Sifu Brown I was 17 years old. I had never tried meditating before, nor had

Mind/Body Because a martial arts workout engages the mind as much as the body, it is really a total being workout. In fact, people are often surprised to see how hard we work out while also having a strong philosophical component.

“Martial Arts is the best workout I’ve ever done.” -anyone who has practiced real Martial Arts Total Body Martial Arts done well is incredible exercise. Just about every day I have a student come to me, smiling, to tell me how well they

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This kind of attitude just works better than the aggressive attitude of “only the strong survive” you find at most martial arts schools. Here, you won’t hear me yelling, “Sweep the leg, Johnny!” Instead, you’ll see me and all the

We don’t use the word “opponent” in our school. In fact, the only time I say it is when a brand new student asks me, “What if your opponent…” and I use it as an opportunity to talk about this concept. We

    In my own Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practice I’ve noticed over the last few years a similar transformation to what I experienced in my Kung Fu and Tai Chi practice earlier on. In the beginning stages, frustration is evident. Grappling with

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  Our Creed “Martial arts is a discipline Of my body and mind. I will be disciplined, Have self-control, Confidence, Concentration, Patience, And try as hard as I can At everything I do Both in and outside the dojo”   We say these words at the beginning and end of every Wushu and