In front position we say that one of our hands represents war and that the other represents peace. We say that the peace hand covers the war hand because we are people of peace. Our martial art is not about making war
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Over the weekend St. Matthews Martial Arts is very proud of the great time we had at Master Joan Richert’s seminar in Madison, Wisconsin. Our friends over at the Villari’s Martial Arts Cooperative hosted a seminar where Master Joan demonstrated concepts from
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Does the practice of martial arts keep you young? I think it must. Today was my first Black Belt Club Celebration event at St. Matthew’s Martial Arts. Being with my black belt colleagues — and kids who aspire to be black belts
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In honor of the Black Belt Club Celebration coming in September, here is a featured Black Belt Club Application. What is your favorite part of being a black belt? The short answer, everything. I’ve been a black belt for more than fifteen
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One of the things we say around the dojo is that Practice is the best way to get good at something. There are many quotes about practice, both positive and negative. Many people seem to be willing to come up with things
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Remember if you would like to enter the Reverse Rising Half Dragon Kick Challenge, you have until July 18, 2015 to post your video. We are really proud of the videos our students and instructors have put together. If you haven’t checked
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In case you didn’t know, we have a Presentation Tournament coming up on Saturday, July 18, 2015. In case you need it, here is the Facebook Event. As a brief synopsis, the Presentation Tournament is an opportunity for any and all of
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Happy Father’s Day to all our dojo dads out there. We want to say thank you for all the stuff you do as dads. You might remember from Mother’s Day that we wrote a little something for our dojo Moms and had
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For those of you that haven’t heard, our June Dodge Ball Day will collect items for the folks at Maryhurst. Here is a quick overview of Dodge Ball Day for anyone uninitiated. Dodge Ball Day consists of two components. The first is
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The Reverse Rising Half Dragon Kick is a legendary kick of power and mystery. The power of the Reverse Rising Half Dragon Kick is only exceeded by its mystery . . . . To accept the challenge follow these steps: Invent your
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