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Sensei Artur Hovhannisyan: Life after kumite, written by Ben Stone

The 100-man kumite is not for everyone In fact, less than 20 people in the world have ever partaken...

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March 10, 2014

humility

I think I’ve received a dose of humility I am a polymath, which basically means I am...

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March 8, 2014

So You Think You’re Confident

In the last class the focus was on the mental, or spirit, of training Perseverance, through the...

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March 6, 2014

Forging Your Virtues

Last night’s class was the first after my return from vacation, and it was hard! I was certainly...

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March 4, 2014

The Blue-eyed Samurai – Nicholas Pettas

For the past week I’ve been vacationing on a beach in Mexico A vacation meant to relax, which it...

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March 1, 2014

Becoming Grounded

Last night was my last class before leaving for vacation to Mexico As I’ve stated before, with...

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February 22, 2014

Finding your spirit – Seishin 精神

Last night was a phenomenal class Again, with focus on the upcoming tournament with a lot of drills...

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February 20, 2014

Nicholas Pettas – Blue Eyed Samurai

I leave for Mexico with my family a week from today Its been a long winter and I’m really looking...

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February 17, 2014

Train the Mind Train the Body

I love Friday night classes, as they are usually geared towards sparring and kumite My major...

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February 15, 2014

Mushin No Shin, or No-Mindness

Last night’s class was gruelling Some students are preparing for an upcoming tournament The...

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February 13, 2014

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