Online learning.
This may well be the most important blog post that I have written.
I must say first up that I am not a doctor and do not give you any advise on what you should do. One thing that I have learned is we are all totally unique and none I repeat none of us are the same. So what is good for one person may be different…
Read MoreDrawing your sword?
How do we use the timeless wisdom of the samurai warrior in our everyday life and how can their violent ways be of use to us hundreds of years after they lived? As martial artists, we can easily become detached from the lessons of the samurai if we do not practise them and integrate them…
Read MoreWhere the police a little rough?
There is no doubt that the police were a little rough on the 95-year-old in the nursing home. From what I can make out is this innocent woman with dementia was shuffling towards the police in her walking frame carrying a large knife. As a survivor of being in a real situation and being attacked…
Read MoreIs online the end of excellence?
Is online the end of excellence as we know it. There is no doubt that the buy before you see mode of making a purchase has its risks. As it cuts out the entire pre-sale checks and the seller can sell you whatever they see fit. I know that Liz and I have made some…
Read MoreAre you a Mc Dojo.
Just for a minute, let go of everything that you believe about martial arts tuition. Just take your blinkers off and ask yourself. Who wrote the rule book on how martial arts should be presented? It takes courage to step outside of the norm in anything you do. But it is we few pioneers that…
Read MoreCan we change out mindsets to include online training?
Each one of us only has so much we can allocate to thinking about a subject at any one time. We prefer to make the decision, then lock it in and choosing to not have to think about it again until you really have to. We then for good or bad, (I am not sure…
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