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Tatsu Dojo
Jun 28, 20244 min read
Exercise: A Hard Pill To Swallow
After 30 years working in physical therapy and rehabilitation and now having my own training and medical exercise business, I've seen my...
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Tatsu Dojo
Jun 21, 20244 min read
Know Your Place: The Nature Of Rank
I’ve written several pieces about traditional martial arts rank in the past, but every now and then I like to revisit this subject...
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Tatsu Dojo
May 24, 20244 min read
A Load To Bear: The Message Of The Cross
We had a great class last night; lots of kicks and punches, a good amount of body conditioning, footwork, etc. It was a good class for...
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Tatsu Dojo
May 23, 20243 min read
Why Weapons Training Matters
Today's view of martial arts is very different than what it was just a few years ago. The vision that most likely pops in to most...
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Tatsu Dojo
May 17, 20244 min read
The Strongest Karate
Mas Oyama was the founder of Kokyushin Karate, well-known as "the strongest karate" system, certainly by those who practice this style. ...
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Tatsu Dojo
May 10, 20244 min read
A Healthy Fear
A friend recently shared a video with me involving highlights from a kickboxing match between Chuck Norris and Bill (Superfoot) Wallace. ...
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Tatsu Dojo
May 3, 20245 min read
The Tao Of Adaptation
There is a very popular YouTube channel called, “Bullshido” that highlights some of the dumbest, and most cringe-worthy martial arts...
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Tatsu Dojo
Apr 26, 20244 min read
The Art Of Resilience
Let me be honest with you right up front; I was not a very confident kid growing up. That’s because I avoided challenge and discomfort. ...
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Tatsu Dojo
Apr 5, 20244 min read
Budo: The Way Of Exclusion
Iaido as a Japanese martial art that involves drawing a sword and dispatching an adversary as quickly and efficiently as possible. The...
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Tatsu Dojo
Mar 29, 20243 min read
Neuroplasticity
When I was a senior in high school, I decided to start learning how to play guitar because it was cool and more importantly, girls...
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Tatsu Dojo
Mar 15, 20243 min read
Earn Your Comfort
For many years, I got up in the morning at 4:30, five days a week so I could hit the gym before work. It wasn't that I enjoyed getting...
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Tatsu Dojo
Mar 1, 20243 min read
Spiritual Conditioning
On a random Saturday morning in the mid 80s, one of my most influential teachers, Bob McCauley, drove me to the top of Pikes Peak for...
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Tatsu Dojo
Feb 23, 20244 min read
Foundations
After 20 years of tiny apartments in questionable locations (at times), old and should be condemned base housing (rats are no joke) and...
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Tatsu Dojo
Feb 16, 20244 min read
Acceptance
If you read the Bible enough times, you begin to see the many parallels and examples of modern day problems throughout the Old and New...
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Tatsu Dojo
Feb 9, 20243 min read
Faith & Martial Arts: Putting In The Work
I don’t know about your social media feeds, but mine focus on two things: martial arts and faith. I’m not a renaissance man when it...
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Tatsu Dojo
Feb 2, 20243 min read
Know Your Roots: Aikido And Karate
Hopefully, those of you who read our blog on a regular basis know that the primary arts we teach in our dojo are Karate and Aikido. Of...
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Tatsu Dojo
Jan 19, 20244 min read
The Way Of Perfection
One of the more commonly known aspects of modern karate training is board breaking. Parents love seeing their children break their...
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Tatsu Dojo
Jan 12, 20244 min read
Old Man Karate
I started martial arts training in my late teens and all of the people I came into contact with were relatively young. My kung fu...
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Tatsu Dojo
Jan 5, 20244 min read
Faith In The Pattern
Some of the best memories of coming home on leave from the military hover around staying with Terri's parents (in-laws sounds too...
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Tatsu Dojo
Dec 29, 20234 min read
It's More Than Fighting
Mike Stone is a legend in American Karate. Well, he used to be, anyway. I doubt there are very many martial artists, even guys my age...
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