Wen Hsiu Quan

Yes. I know very well that what I am saying is not making sense to many of you. That does not bother me if it doesn't make sense to someone who does not know any martial arts, because it gives me something to teach and then I can actually show how martial arts can solve the world's problems instead of adding to them. What does bother me, however, is that there are high ranking martial artists- not only in MMA- but in Karate schools- who don't get it either. I often imagine how dangerous this guy will be if Goku taught him to control that rage... I trust however that there are still some old-school Karate teachers around that know the Japanese Okinawan proverb that starts with something like " Njiraa te hiki ..." or something like that... Anyway- it translates to: "If you are angry- withdraw your fists. If your fists are out, withdraw your anger." A little help here, please Jesse Sensei- if you are out there and reading thi...

Fighting itself is a means to an end. More than just a couple of times it seems as if a lot of people forget the end to which they have started fighting. This of course causes a lot of irreparable damage that can be avoided by just stopping at the right time. When that right time is is something about which I shall write another post. But what is often the reason for people creating more problems than what they solve through violence is anger. Sure- we all get angry, but letting that anger guide our actions is setting yourself up for failure very early on in a confrontation. The right time to strike is when the opponent is open to attack- not when you are angry enough or have summoned up enough courage. Likewise-deciding on an offensive course of action because you have rage to work through is not the way to win. Anger distorts our view of reality. It blinds us. In kata practice we can distill our anger into vigorous application of techniques...