I helped administer a couple tests this past Friday for the Dragon-Phoenix Martial Arts school in Natick, MA. Disclaimer: I’m friends with Jesse Dwire of Dragon-Phoenix Martial Arts, and I’ve known the instructor Paul Castagno for a while as well.Mr. Dwire invited me to join them as he wants to bring in ‘outside eyes’ to observe his students to help pinpoint areas where they need to adjust their teaching. Have they been shortchanging an area of instruction lately? Now was their chance to find out. Continue reading
Just when I thought the snickering would stop.
I almost titled this post, “Why people think we are idiots.” Some of us are trying to reform Kempo, especially the Shaolin Kempo offshoots, and even get some begrudging respect for ourselves and our art here and there, and then this happens. On another forum, someone directed attention to the article, Why I think White Tiger Chin Na Beats Mixed Martial Arts, UFC Fighting, and Brazilian Jujitsu ‘Hands Down’. No – really. That’s what it’s called. Continue reading
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