Articles
Jeff's Top 5 Training Books
by Jeff Christian
I liked Rob’s top 5 training books, so I thought I would do my own, if only to answer my own question of, “I dunno, what would my top 5 list be?”
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Why Kihon and Sanshin Are Important
by Alex Phinn
With taijutsu we need to know and understand our sanshin no kata and our kihon happo if we want to even hope to understand anything more in taijutsu.
Five Books
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The ryu-ha System and Passing Knowledge
by Jeff Christian
It has become a fashion of sorts in the martial arts to name what one does with a Japanese name, even if one does not have a Japanese martial art background or have any ability to speak Japanese. This use of such terms such as "ryuha" and "Soke" has caused a lot of confusion, even among those that study in a style originating in Japan. The simplest way to think about a ryuha is that it is a franchise and the soke is the copyright holder.
Training with an Injury
by Erin Williams
As anyone who has trained with me recently knows, I have been the lucky recipient of three knee surgeries in the past year and have been unable to practice taijutsu during that time. I have only recently begun to attend classes again and this article is about some of the things that I have learned from training (or not training) with an injury.
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