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2018

08/05/18 - "Spirited Gaze "
07/29/18 - "Hold Yourself to a Higher Standard"
07/23/18 - "How CLOSE do you visualize your opponents to you [Mai] in kata? "
07/15/18 - "Building Willpower on the Deck"
07/08/18 - "Seiza"
06/24/18 - "Our Second Heart"
06/10/18 - "One Kata Ten Times"
05/28/18 - "Karate-Do"
05/14/18 - "Ken Zen Sho: Strength, Spirit, and Beauty"
05/07/18 - "Transition"
04/30/18 - "Keepin’ them straight – The Knuckles"
04/23/18 - "The Basic USRKUSA Toolkit"
04/16/18 - "Block, Strike, Strike, Strike, Strike!"
04/09/18 - "Take The Stairs"
04/02/18 - "Perfect Each Kata in Turn"
03/26/18 - "Kiai/Voice"
03/19/18 - "Kata Guide Smart Phone Application"
03/12/18 - "Continuous Movement"
03/05/18 - "Intent Influences Action"
02/25/18 - "Correct Terminology"
02/05/18 - "Learning"
01/29/18 - "Less is Sometimes More"
01/22/18 - "NANA KOROBI YA OKI (Fall seven times, stand up eight)"
01/14/18 - "Practice Slow"
01/07/18 - "Video as Teaching Tool- Chudan-zuki"

2017

12/31/17 - "Karate ni sente nashi"
12/24/17 - "Downblock – Directing the Fist"
12/17/17 - "Controlled Natural Breathing"
12/10/17 - "Matsubayashi Shorin-Ryu"
11/26/17 - "Finish each technique before turning the head"
11/19/17 - "Opening a Ueshiro Shorin-Ryu Karate USA dojo or club"
11/05/17 - "The Conditioned Reflex Response"
10/30/17 - “In Pre-Arranged Fighting the attacker sets the height”
10/16/17 - “Karate ni sente nashi”
10/02/17 - "Go To Technique"
09/18/17 - "With Conviction"
09/11/17 - "Kihon/Basics"
08/27/17 - "Visualization"
08/20/17 - "Before the Class Begins"
08/14/17 - "Making X's in the Book"
08/07/17 - "Performance of Kata"
07/30/17 - "Use slow motion video to improve your kata"
07/23/17 - "Timing During Chambering"
07/16/17 - "Mae-geri (Front Snap Kick)"
07/09/17 - "Applying the first precept of 'Gan' "
07/02/17 - "Warm-ups to develop our techniques"
06/18/17 - "Reflexes"
06/11/17 - "Some upper body principles"
06/04/17 - "Breathing"
05/14/17 - "Training Benefits"
05/07/17 - "Stay Low and Straight While Traveling"
04/30/17 - "Harness The Potential"
04/23/17 - "Proper Windup"
04/16/17 - "Chudan Uke – Do not lead with the elbow"
04/09/17 - "Putting In The Hip"
03/26/17 - "Balance every Move by Focusing on the 'Other' Hand"
03/19/17 - "Basic Techniques Across the Deck"
03/12/17 - "Weponizing Kara-te"
02/26/17 - "Avoid Injury During Training"
02/19/17 - "Dealing With Uncertainty"
02/12/17 - "Protecting Yourself When You Chamber"
02/05/17 - "White Belts"
01/22/17 - "Breathing"
01/08/17 - "Bunkai Alternative"
01/01/17 - "Joy and Vigor"

2016

12/25/16 - "It Comes Back Faster Than It Goes Out: Gerikata – Kicking Technique"
12/18/16 - "Showing Up"
12/11/16 - "Uniformity"
12/04/16 - "Challenge Your Limits, Don’t Limit Your Challenges"
11/13/16 - "Shine bright like a diamond"
11/06/16 - "Fukugata Nidan Specific Techniques- Back, Chest, & shoulders"
10/30/16 - "The Count – Cadence, Spirit & Timing"
10/23/16 - "Chokuritsu-fudo-dachi (formal attention stance)"
10/16/16 - "There is no Rush"
10/09/16 - "Baseball Swings vs. Chudan Zuki"
10/03/16 - "Prevent Injury"
09/25/16 - "Turning the head all the way"
09/18/16 - "The lower body initiates the force for each - Thru Hip Movement"
09/11/16 - "Know Your Patch"
09/04/16 - "Of the Mind/Do not be Mindless"
08/21/16 - "Kosa & Hasami Uke"
08/14/16 - "Like Boiling Water"
08/07/16 - "The Power of Modeling"
07/31/16 - "Jodan Uke"
07/24/16 - "Screw Punch"
07/17/16 - "There is no first strike in karate. Gichin Funakoshi"
07/04/16 - "Never Stop Learning"
06/26/16 - "Stretching"
06/19/16 - "Muhammad Ali, the Karate Creed & Lethal Force"
06/12/16 - "Video (Gan) Tool to Improve Our Kata"
06/05/16 - "Courtesy as a Technique"
05/29/16 - "The Yin and Yang of Kata:"
05/23/16 - "MMA and the Imaginary Opponent"
05/15/16 - "Instilling a Knowledge of Our Roots"
05/08/16 - "Some lower body principles:"
04/24/16 - "The 20 Minute Shorin Ryu Karate Workout"
04/11/16 - "Moving Forward"
04/02/16 - "Let It Flow"

03/27/16 - "Intermediate Movements"
03/13/16 - "Chambering “in line” with the attack"
03/06/16 - "The Essence Of Okinawan Karate Do"
02/14/16 - "Video-Stillness Between the Technique"

02/07/16 - "Watch Your White Belts Ask Your Sensei Questions"

01/31/16 - "Hammer Fist Strike (Kentsui-Uchi)"
01/24/16 - "Kick-Back Snap Action"
01/17/16 - "Gan-Eyes"
01/10/16 - "If you don't have time to get it right, when will you find time to do it over?"


2015

12/20/15 - "Kiai"
12/14/15 - "Building Spirit"
11/29/15 - "Poise Under Pressure"
11/22/15 - "Corrections"
11/08/15 - "Forward Punch"
10/26/15 - "Water & Ice"
09/27/15 - "How the Brain is Affected by Exercise"
09/13/15 - "Emptying our cups to learn more and improve our Gan"
09/06/15 - "Aspects of Verbal Courtesy"
08/23/15 - "Staying Rooted and Balanced in Neko Ashi Dachi"
08/16/15 - "What Is Your Level of Commitment?"
08/09/15 - "From Angles - Get to the outside"
07/26/15 - "Utilizing our Best Resources"
07/05/15 - "Focus"
06/21/15 - "Slow Motion Training"
06/07/15 - "Sforzando Piano"
05/24/15 - "Mushin - Action with No Mind"
05/17/15 - "Chest Block"
05/10/15 - "Creating Maximum Speed & Power"
05/03/15 - "Actions Of The Hand"
04/26/15 - "The Cover Postion-Basic Blocks"
04/19/15 - "Transition Between Moves Properly"
04/05/15 - "Self Dicipline"
03/29/15 - "Be Aware of Your Entire 360°"
03/15/15 - "One Kata 10 Times"
02/22/15 - "Breath!"
02/16/15 - "Warrior-in-Training While Ill or Injured"
01/25/15 - "Hiji-ate (Elbow smash or strike)"
01/11/15 - "If your hand goes forth, withhold your temper; if your temper goes forth withhold, your hand"
01/04/15 - "Full Rotation of the Head"

2014

 
12/28/14 - "Float like a Butterfly, Sting like a Bee"
12/14/14 - "Keep The Weapon Facing the Target"
12/07/14 - "Rotational Acceleration"
11/23/14 - "Joy & Vigor"
11/16/14 - "Train your body to be ambidextrous- Both sides of the body are applied to every technique"
11/09/14 - "Kata or Kumite"
11/03/14 - "On Kumite"
10/12/14 - "Finding Power in Tomoe-zuki"
10/05/14 - "Karate and Family, Family and Karate"
09/14/14 - "Push-Ups"
09/08/14 - "General Principles of Shorin-Ryu"
09/01/14 - "S-H-I-N-D-E-N"
08/24/14 - "Foot Placement"
08/17/14 - "Finding Inspiration from Other Warriors"
08/10/14 - "Body Shifting is Key to Winning the Fight"
08/03/14 - "Upper Body Techniques of Yakusoku 2"
07/27/14 - "Establishing proper footing before initiating turns"
07/20/14 - "Dynamic Training"
07/13/14 - "Strength Training"
06/30/14 - "Chishi Training (Utilizing Dojo Strengthening Tools)"
06/22/14 - "Visit at least one other dojo this Year"
06/08/14 - "Shotei - Ate (Palm Heel Smash)"
06/01/14 - "Rooting Down"
05/18/14 - "Body Core"
04/27/14 - "Courtesy"
04/20/14 - "Push Your Boundaries - Train Outside the Dojo"
04/13/14 - "Incorporating Japanese Terminology into our Class"
04/06/14 - "Bunkai Continuation"
03/31/14 - "Kata Bunkai"
03/23/14 - "Defining The Techniques Precisely"
03/16/14 - "Change Your Orientation"
03/09/14 - "Weight loss, self-discipline and Karate-do"
02/23/14 - "Our targets, selected by the Shinden, are uniquely effective and vulnerable"
02/16/14 - "Visualize an Imaginary Roof"
02/09/14 - "Doing the Impossible"
02/02/14 - "All our Kata begin with a defense"
01/20/14 - "Naihanchi kata: tension and relaxation"
01/13/14 - "Technical Spec Sheet"


2013

 

12/31/13 - "Kata Resolution"
12/22/13 - "It Felt Right"
12/16/13 - "Hanshi's Five Minute Workout"
12/08/13 - "More"
12/01/13 - "Work Both Right & Left Sides Equally"
11/24/13 - "Work Your Core"
11/17/13 - "Applications of the Gan principle in Bunkai and Yakusoku Kymite"
11/10/13 - "Hammer-Fist Strike"
11/03/13 - "Excellence is a Habit"
10/27/13 - "Strengthening the Feet to Improve Kicking"
10/20/13 - "Primary targets are on the midline of the opponent"
10/13/13 - "Exceptions to the Rooting Down, Immovable Concept"
10/06/13 - "Win First, Fight Later"
9/15/13 - "Beginers Mind "
9/08/13 - "Is There a Difference between Posing a Strike and Striking a Pose?"
8/18/13 - "Spirit"
8/11/13 - "Empty Hands are NOT Empty "
8/04/13 - "Half Speed & Power"
7/28/13 - "Steping First"
7/21/13 - "Chasing an Opponent to Intercept an Attack Against Another"
7/14/13 - "Throw the Techniques"
7/7/13 - "Refecting on Our Okinawan Shinden"
6/29/13 - "Kiku wa ittoki no haji, kikanu wa isshou no haji"
6/23/13 - "Bend the Knees and Maintain Correct Foot Spacing"
6/16/13 - "Relax and breathe (shoulders down)"
6/09/13 - "Kata Questions: Red Book #26"
5/26/13 - "The First Movement In Fukyugata Nidan"
5/12/13 - "Seiza – Proper Sitting"
5/06/13 - "Paying Attention to One’s Environment"
4/28/13 - "Keep The Head Straight"
4/21/13 - "Building Warrior Spirit- The Benefits"
4/14/13 - "SHUTO-UCHI or KNIFE - HAND STRIKE"
4/7/13 - "Stimulate Your Mind and Body with Alternative Training Techniques"
3/31/13 - "Yakusoku Kumite Sandan"
3/24/13 - "The Ebb & Flow of Life "
3/17/13 - "Pinan Shodan"
3/10/13 - "Warrior Countenance"
3/03/13 - "Meditation for problem solving"
2/24/13 - "Position Knee for Kicks"
2/17/13 - "50th Anniversary Journal is GOLD"
2/10/13 - "Hard Style"
2/03/13 - "Name your Technique"
1/27/13 - "Tanden / Spirit"
1/13/13 - "Thoughts on Bunkai"
1/06/13 - "The First Move of Every Kata is a BLOCK"

2012

12/30/12 - "Outdoor Training, Family Bonding, Healthy Living"
12/23/12 - "The Chest Block"
12/16/12 - "Yakusoku Kumite"
12/09/12 - "Back To The Basics"
11/25/12 - "Read The 50th Anniversary Commemorative Journal"
11/18/12 - "Working with a Training Partner"
11/11/12 - "Moving and Breathing Quietly"
10/21/12 - "Tandren Kumite"
10/14/12 - "Shorin-Ryu is a Natural Style"
10/07/12 - "Atemi-Waza (Breaking Technique)"
9/30/12 - "The Basics"
9/23/12 - "The Fist"
9/17/12 - "Positioning The Hands"
9/10/12 - "Searching SRKUSA Database"
9/03/12 - "Rip Through It- A useful image for practicing striking techniques"
8/26/12 - "Consistent Symmetry – The Beauty of Shorin-ryu"
8/19/12 - "Tomoe-zuki (Circular Block and Double Punch)"
8/12/12 - "Fifty Years"
8/05/12 - "Nihanchi-dachi"
7/29/12 - "Travel"
7/22/12 - "Get Ready for an Incredible Waterfall Shower of Joy & Vigor!"
7/15/12 - "Keep the fist moving toward the target"
7/01/12 - "Experiencing History"
6/24/12 - "The Makiwara"
6/11/12 - "Working Zenkutsu-dachi"
5/27/12 - "What is the most important thing when practicing/demonstrating Kata"
5/20/12 - "ONEGAI- SHIMASU, Please Teach Us"
5/14/12 - "Breathing"
5/07/12 - "Normalize Your Training"
4/29/12 - "Step & Slide"
4/22/12 - "Warrior Spirit: Being Calm"
4/08/12 - "Two Steps Forward, One Step Back"
4/01/12 - "Three Point Arm Training"
3/26/12 - "Read The 30th Anniversary Commemorative Journel"
3/19/12 - "Don't rush your kata. Savor every move and make it count"
3/12/12 - "The Mirror as a Training Aid"
3/04/12 - "Developing a demonstration kata"
2/19/12 - "Gan"
2/12/12 - "The Mastery Curve"
2/05/12 - "Rei (Bow)"
1/09/12 - "Nekoashi-dachi (Cat stance)"
1/01/12 - "Karate Instructor a Sage on the Stage”

2011

12/25/11 - "Snap Punch"
12/18/11 - "Half Speed/ Half Power"
12/11/11 - "Strive for Perfection"
12/04/11 - "Shotei-ate (Palm Heel Smash)- Three Applications"
11/27/11 - "Avoid Injury/Recover from Injury"
11/20/11 - "Transmit Power"
11/13/11 - "Show No Emotion When Performing Kata "
10/31/11 - "Hanshi Corrections"
10/23/11 - "Pinan Sandan"
10/17/11 - "Strengthen your bones through gradual and safe conditioning "
10/10/11 - "Drive the elbow in the pocket "Straight back" at all times"
10/03/11 - "Courtesy"
09/26/11 - "Master Ansei Ueshiro Interview"
09/18/11 - "TANDEN - BREATH - OXYGEN"
09/12/11 - "Ideas For Practicing Karate Off The Deck"
09/04/11 - "Back Fist and Screw Punch"
08/28/11 - "Echoes from the Past"
08/21/11 - "Don't just shoot the ball, HIT THE BASKET"
08/14/11 - "Chudan Soto-Shuto-Uke (Middle outward knife-hand block)"
08/07/11 - "Corrections"
07/31/11 - "Slow Motion Advanced Kata Practice"
07/24/11 - "Research this Well"
07/17/11 - "Pushups"
07/11/11 - "Sounds of Silence"
06/26/11 - "Droping Chudan Zuki (Middle Punch)"
06/19/11 - "Propagate Our Art"
06/12/11 - "Full Commitment"
05/30/11 - "Mokuso"
05/22/11 - "Train for the Brain"
05/15/11 - "Kosa Daichi Exercise Across the Deck - The Turns"
05/08/11 - "We Are All On a Journey"
04/24/11 - "Proper Upper Body Posture When Kicking"
04/17/11 - "Shoulders Down and Back"
04/04/11 - "Zenshin"
03/27/11 - "Straight and Direct"
03/20/11 - "Calm In The Face Of Adversity"
03/14/11 - "I-Kyu Level corrections from Hanshi"
03/06/11 - "The importance of Tachikata (Stances)"
02/20/11 - "A Little Pain is Good"
02/13/11 - "The Imaginary Roof"
02/06/11 - "Empty Mind"
01/30/11 - "Makiwara"
01/23/11 - "Gan Precept"
01/17/11 - "Learning thru Teaching"
01/09/11 "Keep the Shoulders Parallel"
01/02/11 "Karate Maxims & Happy New Year"

2010

12/26/10 - "Being Grateful"
12/19/10 - "Cat Stance (Video)"
12/12/10 - "Modified Pushup/Stretch"
11/28/10 - "Intermediate Movements"
11/21/10 - "Yoi Position"
11/07/10 - "Proper Distance for Blocking"
10/31/10 - "Mai Geri, Toe Tip kick"
10/17/10 - "High Low Training Exercise"
10/10/10 - "Eyes First Attitude"
10/03/10 - "Defense in Every Kata"
09/27/10 - "Defense Is Offense/No First Attack"
09/20/10 - "Karate As a Family Affair"
09/05/10 - "Combination Moves-Complete Each Technique"
08/29/10 - "Hitting with the Belly-Developing the Hara"
08/23/10 - "Practice One Thing Like a Mantra"
08/16/10 - "Timing Of Blocking Techniques"
08/08/10 - "Corrections"
07/25/10 - "Maximize the Wind-up"
07/18/10 - "Seasonal Training Adjustments"
07/11/10 - "Corresponding Union"
07/04/10 - "Trade-Offs"
06/27/10 - "Moving Forward"
06/13/10 - "Biceps,Hamstrings & Back Muscles"
06/06/10 - "Taking 'GAN' Everywhere you go"
05/29/10 - "The importance of the correct time to block"
05/09/10 - "Common Error Chambering in Pinan Kata"
05/02/10 - "Stepping First to Establish Foundation (Soku)"
04/18/10 - "Chasing Punch Video"
04/11/10 - "Work Your Weakness"
03/28/10 - "Keep It Simple"
03/22/10 - "Show the Difference"
03/14/10 - "Mindfulness/Empty Mind"
03/07/10 - "Body Testing"
02/22/10 - "Keep the Heel Rooted"
02/14/10 - "Yakusoku Kumite with Full Awareness- Never By Rote"
02/07/10 - "Rank"
02/01/10 - "Mawashi Foot Sweeps In Pinan San-Dan"
01/25/10 - "Life as Kata"
01/18/10 - "Karate as Art Form"
01/10/10 - "Empty and Begin Anew"
01/03/10 - "Common Errors in F2"

2009

12/27/09 - "Generosity"
12/20/09 - "Empty and Begin Anew"
12/13/09 - "Knuckle Pushups"
12/07/09 - "Be an Active Observer"
11/22/09 - "Shifting"
11/15/09 - "Simutaneously Defending and Attacking With Both Hands"
11/08/09 - "Mentoring"
11/01/09 - "Thoughts on Sparring, Kata, and Self Defense"
10/11/09 - "One Step Sparring"
09/21/09 - "Keep Your Head Where It Belongs"
09/14/09 - "It's Not a Sweep"
09/06/09 - "Hit The Target"
08/30/09 - "An Error in Technique When Chambering the Downblock"
08/23/09 - "What Is the Purpose of Karate?"
08/16/09 - "Do Not Allow the Enemies Head to Rise"
08/09/09 - "Doing Kata As One"
07/27/09 - "Quoted From the 12th Principle of Karate by Gichin Funakoshi"
07/19/09 - "Learning More Advanced Blocks"
07/12/09 - "Patience"
07/05/09 - "Micro-Training"
06/28/09 - "Basic Technique/Movement"
06/14/09 - "Chishi Training"
06/07/09 - "Yakusoku Kumite Training"
05/31/09 - "Eyes, Feet, Hands: Moving the Body Shorin-Ryu Style"
05/18/09 - "Clues from Karate for Dealing with the Good Things in Life "
05/11/09 - "St Jude Hospital Fundraiser"
04/26/09 - "New Technique of the Week Archive Available"
04/19/09 - "Splash Water"
04/06/09 - "If You Cannot Make it to the Dojo- Still Keep Training"
03/29/09 - "Excerpts from the Green Book on Training and Street Situations"
03/22/09 - "Cover Position for Blocks"
03/15/09 - "The Great Four of Guidance for Karate"
03/08/09 - "We are All Olympians"
03/01/09 - "Sanctioned Gi Weight"
02/22/09 - "Chop Down The Tree"
02/15/09 - "The Many Ways to Train Your Kata"
02/02/09 - "Know Your Targets"
01/26/09 - "What Does Shorin-Ryu Karate Mean to You?"
01/17/09 - "The Dojo is..."
01/04/09 - "Understanding The Pinan Katas"

2008

12/28/08 - "Oscar De La Hoya Boxing Lesson"
12/21/08 - "Demonstrating Kata"
12/01/08 - "Be Thankful For all That Is Good"
10/31/08 - "Muscles in Karate"
10/26/08 - "Patience in Training"
10/06/08 - "Flashing Forearms of Armor"
09/28/08 - "Uke"
09/21/08 - "Symmetry and Position Of Blocking Arm in Karate"
09/14/08 - "Meditate More"
08/17/08 - "Setbacks and Comebacks"
08/04/08 - "The Importance of Body Shifting in Yakusoku Kumite"
07/27/08 -  "Warm-up Routine"
07/21/08 - "Tomoe-zuki"
07/14/08 - "Rotational Velocity"
07/07/08 - "Baiting the Hook"
06/30/08 - "Kiai"
06/23/08 - "The Most Important Thing We Bring to Everything.."
06/09/08 - "What Does Shorin-Ryu Karate Mean to You?"
06/02/08 - "Step First"
05/27/08 - "Open Hand Chest Block Do Not Lead with The Elbow"
05/19/08 - "Perfect Ending"
05/05/08 - "Spirit Convergence"
04/28/08 - "Sitting, Standing and Walking"
04/21/08 - "Show The Move!"
04/06/08 - "Karate Is 99% Practice and 1% Theory"
03/31/08 - "Stepping Quickly"
03/17/08 - "Tomoe-zuki"
03/02/08 - "Mae Geri"
02/24/08 - "Always Show Courtesy to All"
02/18/08 - "Your Spirit"
02/04/08 - "The Chambered Fist"
01/28/08 - "This Time"
01/21/08 - "Three Important Perspectives of Foundation"
01/14/08 - "Do Not Re-adjust the Upper Body on Down Blocks"
01/07/08 - "Use Your Karate Training in All Facets of Your Life"

 


2007

12/16/07 - "The Dojo is a Place Where Courage is Fostered"
12/02/07 - "Building Warrior Spirit"
11/25/07 - "Yokusoku Kumite "
11/19/07 - "Holidays are Upon Us"
10/29/07 - "A Technique Correction without Hanshi's prior Instruction or Approval"
10/21/07 - "Breathing & Endurance"
10/08/07 - "Neko-ashi-dachi (cat foot stance)"
09/16/07 - "Quotations"
09/09/07 - "Chambering the Hand- Pinan Yondan"
09/02/07 - "Yes"
08/26/07 - "Daily Training"
08/12/07 - "Demonstrating Kata"
07/29/07 - "The Most Difficult Aspect of Karate is Just Showing Up"
07/22/07 - "Sensei Motobu, Yaku Soku Kumite & Angular Movements"
07/15/07 - "Our Personal Reasons to Continue to Study"
07/02/07 - "Ate Waza (Smashing Technique)"
06/24/07 - "Back Kick (Ushiro- Geri)"
06/17/07 - "Always Show Courtesy to All"
06/10/07 - "What Would Have Happened?"
06/03/07 - "Any & Every Technique Should be Able to End the Fight"
05/28/07 - "Transition Moves"
05/13/07 - "Maintaining Good Balance & A Strong Foundation"
05/06/07 - "Follow-up on Shuto-Uke"
04/29/07 - "TFTW-Shuto-Uke TOTW- Repetition"
04/22/07 - "Anytime, Anywhere, Anyone"
04/16/07 - "Scanning With The Eyes"
04/08/07 - "Kata Training With Makiwara"
04/02/07 - "Breathing"
03/26/07 - "Kerikata (Kicking Techniques)"
03/19/07 - "Utilizing the Arch in The Lower Back"
03/10/07 - "Headbutt"
03/05/07 - "Oshiro Hiji-ate (Backward Elbow Smash)"
02/11/07 - "Families That Train Together Stay Together"
02/05/07 - "Seiken and Shuto Hand"
01/28/07 - "Warm-ups and Kata-Wait for the Count"
01/21/07 - "On The Deck-Proven Methods to Ensure a Great Workout"
01/08/07 - "Kata Training with Yakusoku Kumite"
01/01/07 - "Set Goals for Our Karate"

 


2006

12/24/06 - "When Facing an Opponent"
12/18/06 - "What it takes to be Great"
12/10/06 - "Frontal target on the body- The Groin"
12/04/06 - "Kyobu Shuto Uchi"
11/27/06 - "When a Rival Moves Forward"
11/20/06 - "Punch/Strike (zuki) "
11/06/06 - "Step First"
10/30/06 - "Chambering the Hands in Pinan Shodan"
10/21/06 - "Straight Wrist"
10/16/06 - "Yin-Yang-Yin"
10/09/06 - "Step Into an Opponent's Space"
09/25/06 - "Don't Wait"
09/18/06 - "Jodantsuki (nose punch)"
08/13/06 - "To Have Passai in the Back Pocket"
07/23/06 - "Do Not Blink when Blocking or Striking"
07/16/06 - "Train Big"
07/10/06 - "Kata Vectors"
06/26/06 - "Do it 10 Times"
06/11/06 - "Target: Solar Plexus"
06/04/06 - "Zenkutsu-dachi vs. Neko-ashi-dachi"
05/16/06 - "Modify Techniques When Necessary"
05/01/06 - "Proper Jigotai-Dachi Stance"
04/23/06 - "Remove the Tension in Yakusoku Kumite"
04/16/06 - "Utilizing both Arms/Hands"
04/03/06 - "Stepping Forward"
03/20/06 - "Wang Wei (699-761)"
03/13/06 - "Keep Your Shoulders Down and Relaxed"
03/06/06 - "Gan"
02/26/06 - "Eyes of The Warrior and the Honor"
02/17/06 - "Breathing"
02/13/06 - "Shuto Uke (Knife Hand Block)"
02/06/06 - "Staying On Track"
01/23/06 - "Oi-Zuki"
01/16/06 - "Training"
01/09/06 - "Train Your Survival Instincts"
01/03/06 - "Chest Block"

 


2005

12/26/05 - "Tensin no Kamae"
12/19/05 - "Determination Wins"
12/12/05 - "The Striking Surface Always Aims at The Target"
11/28/05 - "Keep on Training"
11/21/05 - "Get Rooted/Stay Rooted"
11/11/05 - "Corkscrew Hips"
10/24/05 - "The Obi-Your Personal Clock"
10/17/05 - "Train with Purpose"
10/10/05 - "Stepping Fprward in Shizentai Dachi"
10/03/05 - "Hangetsu-Barai-Uke"
09/26/05 - "Shuto (Knife Hand) Blocks"
09/19/05 - "Accelerate Through the Point of Contact"
09/11/05 - "Karate Creed"
08/22/05 - "Focusing on the Punch"
08/15/05 - "Karate Training and Our Health-A follow-on Discussion"
08/08/05 - "Karate Training and Our Health"
07/24/05 - "Do Not Stop Training"
07/17/05 - "The Opening Step in Pinan Kata"
07/11/05 - "What We Learn (After We Think We Know it All)"
06/20/05 - "Squats"
06/13/05 - "Combining Horizontal & Vertical Motion"
06/06/05 - "Use of Hip in Each Technique"
05/22/05 - "Gan-Perception"
05/08/05 - "Haito-Uchi (Reverse Knife Hand strike)"
04/25/05 - "Isolating The Hip When Punching"
04/18/05 - "Enhancing Delivery of Oi-zuki"
04/11/05 - "Step First-Set Feet/Save the Hip"
03/27/05 - "Precepts"
03/21/05 - "If You Think You Got It, You Don't.."
03/14/05 - "Use Hip"
02/21/05 - "Breathe!"
02/15/05 - "Cat Stance"
01/31/05 - "Karate Is Not an Exercise Program.."
01/24/05 - "Mae-geri"
01/09/05 - "Acquire & Utilize SRKUSA Training Material"
01/02/05 - "Stretching"

 


2004

12/27/04 - "Proper Body Alignment in Zenkutsu-Dachi"
12/19/04 - "Pause"
12/13/04 - "Expression Of Power"
12/05/04 - "Fork in the Road"
11/15/04 - "Practice of Kata"
11/08/04 - "Mai Geri (Toe Tip Kick)"
11/01/04 - "Example of Warrior Spirit"
10/24/04 - "Kyobu Shuto-Uchi (Chest Knife-Hand Strike)"
10/18/04 - "Constant Practice"
10/10/04 - "Kata & Bunkai"
09/27/04 - "Jigotai-Dachi (Wide Open Leg Stance)"
09/06/04 - "Finger Tip Pushups"
08/23/04 - "How Long Must I Study?"
08/16/04 - "Three Specific Technique Options"
08/02/04 - "Bunkai"
07/26/04 - "When Practicing Any New Technique, Slow The Technique"
07/12/04 - "The Opening Step in Pinan Kata"
07/04/04 - "Consistant Training- The Way Of The Warrior"
06/28/04 - "The Chamber in Basic Blocking"
06/21/04 - "Chinkuchi"
06/13/04 - "Gan Precept"
05/16/04 - "Chambered Fist"
05/03/04 - "Haito-Uchi (Reverse Knife Hand strike)"
04/26/04 - "Overcoming The Enemy"
04/19/04 - "Instructor Notes"
03/29/04 - "Hiji-Ate (Elbow Smash)"
03/22/04 - "Keeping the Body Together as an Integral Unit"
03/08/04 - "Keep Training"
03/01/04 - "Pinpoint Focus/Control Your Target"
02/16/04 - "Twist"
02/09/04 - "Sho-shin (Beginner's Mind)"
01/26/04 - "Keep The Class Moving"
01/19/04 - "Come with Hanshi to Israel"

 


2003

12/29/03 - "Use Your Makiwara"
12/15/03 - "Mu"
12/01/03 - "Waiting For The Count"
11/24/03 - "Chudan-Zuki (Middle/Chest Punch)"
10/27/03 - "Rei- The First and Final Moves Of The Kata"
10/20/03 - "Mai-Geri"
10/13/03 - "Mai-Geri"
09/29/03 - "Get To The Root Of The Problem"
09/22/03 - "Move Forward"
09/01/03 - "Bunkai"
08/18/03 - "Gan Precept"
08/04/03 - "Kiba-Dachi"
07/20/03 - "Ichigo Ichie"
07/14/03 - "Rank Is As Much a Responsibility As It Is a Privilege"
07/07/03 - "The Art of Eternal Perfection"
06/30/03 - "Understanding Tension In The Techniques We Do"
06/02/03 - "Getting The Knee Up"
05/26/03 - "Wrist Position"
05/19/03 - "Proper Feet, Body, & Weight Distribution In Stances"
05/07/03 - "Tomoe-Zuki"
04/21/03 - "The Wall"
04/14/03 - "Quantity And Quality"
04/07/03 - "Kata Focus"
03/17/03 - "Foundation"
03/03/03 - "Ate Waza"
02/26/03 - "Empty Hand"
02/17/03 - "Center The Head, Lead with the Belly"
02/02/03 - "Reach For Perfection"
01/30/03 - "Begin Karate Even Before The Class Starts"
01/20/03 - "Bunkai Etiquette"
01/06/03 - "Kata & Formation of The Practitioner"

 


2002

12/24/02 - "Friends, Family, Health & Freedom"
12/16/02 - "Bunkai"
12/09/02 - "Attendance"
11/25/02 - "Visual Awareness "
11/04/02 - "What Have you Learned with your Body"
10/21/02 - "The Evil Attacks Others Instead of Facing Their Own Failures"
10/16/02 - "Analyze & Question Your Technique"
10/14/02 - "Balancing Opposing Muscles"
09/09/02 - "Gan & Mai"
09/02/02 - "F-3 Multiple Technique Combinations"
08/26/02 - "The Count "
08/19/02 - "No One Achieves Anything Alone"
08/05/02 - "No Shortcuts to Perfection"
07/29/02 - "Zen Saying"
07/22/02 - "Atemi Waza (breaking)"
07/15/02 - "Accelerate Through The Point Of Contact"
07/08/02 - "Learn to Apply, Learn to Do"
06/17/02 - "Incorporate Karate"
06/11/02 - "Balance"
06/03/02 - "A Thought... "
05/26/02 - "Something to Think About..."
05/19/02 - "Be the Master of Your Mind Rather Than Being Mastered by Your Mind"
05/12/02 - "Grand Master Ansei Ueshiro 1933-2002"
05/05/02 - "What Makes the Poet, the Artist, The Human Being"
04/22/02 - "What Is Faith Worth if Not Translated into Action"
04/15/02 - "Okinawa- Some facts, In Honor of Master Ueshiro's Birthday"
03/18/02 - "Approach Everything With Optimism"
03/11/02 - "Defeat The Opponent That Faces You In the Mirror"
02/25/02 - "Olympic Spirit"
02/11/02 - "Me or My Ego"
02/04/02 - "Set Aside Emotion"
01/27/02 - "Do Not Allow Your Opponent to Stand"
01/14/02 - "Facing Uncertainty"

 


2001

12/31/01 - "Mastery"
12/31/01 - "Commemorating Events of 2001"
12/24/01 - "Get Low And Move Into Your Opponent"
12/24/01 - "A World With Karate, Spirit and no Violence"
12/17/01 -  "Research the Technique"
12/11/01 - "Hard Soft"
11/12/01 - "Perfection"
10/22/01 - "Zero Tension"
10/08/01 - "Bowing-Showing Respect "
10/01/01 - "Lower Stance and More Speed"
10/01/01 - "The Preservation of a Traditional Legacy"
10/08/01 - "Knocking The Heart Out"
09/10/01 - "Begining is Easy, Continuing is Hard"
09/03/01 - "Consistant Training"
09/03/01 - "Embrace The New"
08/26/01 - "Interpretation Of Technique/Kata"
08/19/01 - "Interpretation Of Technique/Kata"
08/19/01 - "Embrace The New"
08/12/01 - "Moving/Standing"
08/06/01 - "Breaking"
08/06/01 - "Kata"
07/30/01 -  "Head Block (Jodan Uke)"
07/30/01 -  "Vision Without Action"
07/23/01 - "Tight Fist-Back to Basics"
07/23/01 - "Making Music"
07/16/01 - "Book Club Event"
07/16/01 - "Repetition-There Are No Shortcuts"
07/09/01 - "Stepping"
07/09/01 - "Perceiving What is Right"
07/02/01 - "Punch"
06/24/01 - "Do Not Seek to Follow"
06/18/01 - "Dissecting The Moves"
06/18/01 - "Wabi and Kufu"
06/11/01 - "When We Fail We are Humbled, & Then the Learning Begins"
06/04/01 - "Spokes in A Wheel"
05/28/01 - "Mawashi Geri"
05/28/01 - "Anyone Can Be Angry"
05/21/01 - "Readying For The Next Move"
05/21/01 - "We Are What We Practice"
05/15/01 - "Okinawa Program"
05/06/01 - "Soku/Foot"
05/07/01 - "You Cannot Shake Hands With A Clinched Fist"
04/30/01 - "Water Bottle"
04/23/01 - "What Is Kata?"
04/23/01 - "Exhilaration"
04/16/01 - "2001 A Katathon Odyssey"
04/16/01 - "Experienced With All The Senses"
04/09/01 - "Posture On And Off The Deck"
04/02/01 - "Two Count Move"
04/02/01 - "It Is Not A Competition"
03/26/01 - "Alignment"
03/19/01 - "Spirit"
03/19/01 - "Learning"
03/12/01 - "Kicking"
03/12/01 - "Freedom vs. Authority"
03/05/01 - "Karate Haiku"
03/05/01 - "Rank Is As Much A Responsibility As It Is A Privilege"
02/26/01 - "Dissecting The Move"
02/26/01 - "Courage Is The Will To Go Forth"
02/19/01 - "Gan Precept"
02/19/01 - "Grand Master Ansei Ueshiro"
02/12/01 - "Te-Hand"
02/12/01 - "Be Aware of Your Surroundings"
02/05/01 - "Rooting The Feet"
02/05/01 - "Winter Training"
01/29/01 - "Kata The Ultimate Training Weapon"
01/29/01 - "We Don't See The World As It Is.."
01/22/01 - "Foundation/Balance/Soku"
01/22/01 - "Do Not Search To Know The Answers..."
01/15/01 - "Perfection"
01/08/01 - "Showing Up"
01/08/01 - "Make Time For Your Karate"
01/01/01 - "Challenge Complacency"
01/01/01 - "One Day, One Life"

 


2000

12/11/00 - "Poem From Richard Pulley"
12/04/00 - "Breathing"
12/04/00 - "You Do What You Have to Do"
11/27/00 - "Soku"
11/27/00 - "Community"
11/20/00 - "Yellow Pages"
11/20/00 - "Uruwashii"
11/13/00 - "Patience"
11/06/00 - "Training While Traveling"
10/30/00 - "Height Difference"
10/30/00 - "Transformations"
10/23/00 - "Blocks are Strikes"
10/16/00 - "Make Everything Bigger"
10/16/00 - "Learn From Your Failures and Don't be Afraid to Fail Often"
10/09/00 - "Mai & the practice of kata/Bunkai/ Makiwara Bunkai of Kata/Makiwara"
10/09/00 - "Shinden Ni Rei"
10/01/00 - "Kosa Dachi Cross-Leg Stance"
10/01/00 - "Mirages"
09/25/00 - "Hip Motion"
09/25/00 - "Set Stategey Ahead Of Time"
09/18/00 - "The Lower body Powers the Technique"
09/18/00 - "Precious Stone is Not Polished Without Friction"
09/11/00 - "Always aim for a small, specific target for all offensive techniques"
09/11/00 - "Karate as a Conduit for Smooth Transitions"
09/04/00 - "Never Give Up!"
08/28/00 - "The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be"
08/28/00 - "Balance Of Life"
08/21/00 - "Chokuritsu-fudo-dachi (Formal Attention Stance)"
08/21/00 - "The Moment is Now"
08/14/00 - "Kata practice has different speeds and power for self-development"
07/24/00 - "Backfist/kick/Square Punch"
07/24/00 - "Move Foward"
07/10/00 - "Keep Training"
07/10/00 - "Loyalty"
07/03/00 - "Simplicity"
01/03/00 - "Embracing The Shorin-Ryu Legacy via Organization"

 


1999

12/20/99 -  "Spirit"

 


1998

12/14/98 - "Oi-zuki - Chasing Punch"
11/30/98 - "Karate Class"
11/23/98 - "Niahanchi Kata (N-3)"
11/16/98 - "Niahanchi Kata"
11/16/98 - "There is More to Karate Than Physical Training"
11/09/98 - "Picture Yourself in a Clean White Gi"
11/07/98 - "Niahanchi Kata Continued"
11/02/98 - "Niahanchi Kata"
11/02/98 - "Just do It!"
10/26/98 - "Pinan 5 - More Techniques"
10/26/98 - "Letting Go"
10/19/98 - "Pinan 5 - The Difficult Techniques"
10/19/98 - "Instinct"
10/12/98 - "Pinan 3"
10/12/98 - "Brotherhood"
10/05/98 - "Oyo-Tan-Ren"
10/05/98 - "Motivation & Karate"
09/28/98 - "Pinan 2"
09/28/98 - "Harmony--The Secret to Inner Peace"
09/21/98 - "The Pinan Kata"
09/14/98 - "Yakusoku Kumite 1"
09/14/98 - "Loyalty and Commitment"
09/07/98 - "F3"
09/07/98 - "Don't Waste a Lifetime"
08/31/98 - "F2"
08/31/98 - "There is no Excuse"
08/24/98 - "Stances"
08/24/98 - "Karate as a Tool"
08/17/98 - "Fine Points"
08/17/98 - "Teach By Example"
08/10/98 - "Punching"
08/10/98 - "Control Your Emotions or Your Emotions Will Control You"
08/03/98 - "The Book of Five Rings"
08/03/98 - "Musashi"
07/27/98 - "Empty Hand - Empty Mind"
07/27/98 - "Kyoshi"
07/20/98 - "Posture"
07/20/98 - "Karate Ni Sente Nashi"
07/13/98 - "Martial Attitude"
07/13/98 - "The Correct Rut"
07/06/98 - "Preparing for Promotion"
07/06/98 - "Efficiency"
06/30/98 - "Moving Forward"
06/30/98 - "Moving Forward- Does this mean practicing every day?"
06/22/98 - "Karate & Sense of Control Over One's Life"
06/15/98 - "Observation"
06/15/98 - "Outreach-Karate Scholarship & Study"
06/08/98 - "Completing Each Technique
06/04/98 - "Training For a Lifetime"
05/31/98 - "The Wrist & Ankle"
05/25/98 - "Karate Is Not A Theory"
05/25/98 - "Remembering The Past"
05/18/98 - "Head Balanced Over Body"
05/18/98 - "Pain"
05/11/98 - "More Hips"
05/11/98 - "Breathing"
05/04/98 - "Hips"
05/04/98 - "Don't Over-Explain"
04/27/98 - "Letting It Happen"
04/27/98 - "Karate Ni Sente Nashi"
04/20/98 - "Chambered Hand"
04/20/98 - "The Value of Time"
04/12/98 - "Repetition"
04/13/98 - "You Only Cheat Yourself"
04/06/98 - "Techniques for Go-Kyu & Ro-Kyu"
04/06/98 - "Meditation & Breathing"
03/30/98 - "Concentrated Destructive Power"
03/30/98 - "Working With a Partner"
03/23/98 - "Kicking"
03/23/98 - "Mastery"
03/16/98 - "Form Throughout The Kata"
03/16/98 - "Karate for 5 Year olds"
03/02/98 - "Stance"
03/09/98 - "Testing Oneself"
03/09/98 - "Leave Your Ego At The Door"
02/23/98 - "Training Methods"
02/23/98 - "Jyu Kumite or Free Style"
02/16/98 - "Yakusoku Kumite"
02/16/98 - "Keep Moving Forward"
02/08/98 - "Cover Right Away"
02/08/98 - "Responsibility & Reflection"
02/01/98 - "Moving Meditation"
02/01/98 - "Warming Up"
01/26/98 - "Height"
01/26/98 - "O-Tsuna-Hiki"
01/19/98 - "Preparation"
01/19/98 - "Mai-or Distancing"
01/11/98 - "Key-Repetition"
01/05/98 - "Express Yourself"
01/05/98 - "Barriers of Human Achievement"

1997

12/29/97 - "Positional Coincidence"
12/29/97 - "Kata"
12/22/97 - "Shuto-Uke"
12/22/97 -  "Karate Ni Sente Nashi"
12/15/97 - "What Tradition Means to Me"
12/15/97 - "Relax and Breathe"
12/16/97 - "Softness & Hardness,Flexability & Rigidity"
12/08/97 - "Your Own Path"
12/08/97 - "Teach with Humility" & "If it is not in the Book.."
12/01/97 - "Elbows Straight"
12/01/97 - "Imagery Training"
11/23/97 - "Power"
11/23/97 - "Thanksgiving/Arigato- Look at What you Have"
11/17/97 - "Mushin"
11/10/97 - "Raising The Level"
11/07/97 - "Momentum"
11/03/97 - "Kata & Makiwara"
10/27/97 - "Attendance"
10/19/97 - "Relaxation and Tension"
10/12/97 - "Facial Expression"
10/06/97 - "Straight Wrist"
09/23/97 - "Gan ... Eyes"
09/16/97 - "Timing"