Greetings Readers… I’m writing this post as a fabulous but bittersweet weekend of training with Master Pearson draws to a close.  Why bittersweet you ask?  Well for many reasons, categorized by type below…needless to say we have a few announcements to make… Sweet: – We learned some great stuff this weekend (so far!).  We worked […]

Lately, I have been a very bad Hagsaeng Naebu.  As some of you may know, every other month us Hagsaeng Naebu have to finish a martial arts book from Master Pearson’s collection.  Currently, from his collection, I am reading through a book on energy healing (a subject of interest for me) that has been very […]

Introduction For this week’s post, I would like to put into words some thoughts I’ve had about why combative ability is important not only in the martial arts but also in and of itself.  Though I believe that the discussion of this topic could easily warrant the writing of a longer essay, I would like […]

This week I’ve finished reading my book, A Path To Liberation by Herman Kauz. In his last chapters he discusses his current approach to teaching martial arts, resulting from his training and prior teaching experience; then lastly there is the Summary. First I will share the quote that opens the “Summary” chapter. “What I know of […]

Last week I posted about the book I am reading, A Path To Liberation. This week as I continue to read and gain more inspiration and insight into martial arts, I will continue to attempt to share some of the important things I am learning from this book. Herman Kauz, the author, shares his thoughts about self-defense […]