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I had a taiji symbol placed in the center of the patch for our dojo or kuen.  It is at the center of the patch surrounded by a representation of the five animals and the kosho symbols in an octogon.  The reason that I have the taiji at the center is because it represents “how” [...]

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When teaching we always break the techniques down into smaller ‘bites’ where we can emphasize the important points that make it work and, of course, make it easier for the student to assimilate.  Shihan told me to make it a point, when teaching a new technique or reviewing an old one, to do it at [...]

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I know we’ve already had a post on circle of the tiger, but here’s a slightly ‘crisper’ version of Circle of the Tiger done by Billy Dunmire (courtesy of YouTube). It’s a Nick Cerios Kenpo form that was based on 1-3 kata, and has been adopted by both USSD and MSDC. One more thing, you [...]

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Shaolinmonkmark sent in an alternate version of Combination 31 (DM31 in his neck of the woods) and it didn’t make it into the site (fell off my ‘to-do’ radar). It’s from the West Coast / Cerio lineage.  He happened to mention it, and I was able to retrieve it from when he sent it to [...]

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