Last night was a phenomenal class. Again, with focus on the upcoming tournament with a lot of drills specific to kumite. Most of the class I was paired with a fellow white belt, who has experience in Muay Thai and Jiu-jitsu. He was much younger, but just an awesome partner. He was the type of partner that when you think …
Nicholas Pettas – Blue Eyed Samurai
I leave for Mexico a week from today. It’s been a long winter and I’m really looking forward to the sun and beach! While there I am hoping to do a whole lot of nothing. Aside from checking out nature, dolphins and sitting on the beach. I am an avid reader so I have begun my reading list for while …
Train the Mind Train the Body
I love Friday night classes, as they are usually geared towards sparring and kumite. My major weakness. We started with body conditioning and moved to focus pad drills. The emphases last night was on knee strikes. Fogarasi Sensei spoke to us about not only the importance of knee strikes, but the proper applications and distancing, both for competition and self-defense …
Mushin No Shin, or No-Mindness
Last night’s class was gruelling. Some students are preparing for an upcoming tournament. The class was going to be divided between those conditioning for this, and those in regular training. However, it was decided we would all follow the tournament prep.
Onore igai wa mina shinari – “Besides yourself, everything else is a teacher” – Musashi
Last night’s class was an awesome learning experience! The class was very structured, disciplined, and intense. I loved it. We went over so much kihon, driving all the basics of martial technique over and over. I really enjoyed this.
Hottan 始める – “the beginning”
Welcome to my first posting on the Martial Way Blog. I will keep this entry relatively short, as what I am trying to do will materialize on the path ahead.