Insights and Reflections

Strange Behaviour? There are many elements to martial arts practice that look strange to the outside world. Despite its widespread and...

“Ideology is the opposite of philosophy. Philosophy is the curiosity which guides its inquiry according to universal principles. Ideology...

Back in 2006 I produced a four-part series on training children in self-protection. I had started my own club the previous year and it...

My article for Anti-Bullying Week is currently on my Ex-L-Ence Publishing's Blog. Click below to read it. Anti Bullying Week Thoughts...

“The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.” ― Christopher Hitchens   I am currently in the...

“Really weird to see someone talk about not discriminating then basically discriminate against an entire group of skilled, hard working...

One of the saddest realities of criminal history is that notorious killers often claim the identities of their victims. These unfortunate...

Following up from yesterday’s post regarding the revelation of a steep increase of reports on child abuse in the year ending April 2014,...

When Operation Yew Tree confirmed the crimes of Jimmy Saville, it should have put a nail in the coffin of the stranger, danger myth....

Image via Wikipedia “Prior to the end of the Qing Dynasty , Chinese martial arts had one goal, pure and simple: winning confrontations...

Cover of The Karate Kid (Special Edition) “Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but only that which is...

In his excellent book on parenting, “Superpowers for Parents”, Dr Stephen Briers discusses the definition of the word “discipline”: “ ...

Image via Wikipedia Like punk rock , mixed martial arts seemingly smashed its way onto the public scene without compromise and upset the...

*This is the first part of a series of articles on basic conditioning for martial arts. For the introduction to the series click here...

Cover of Little Miss Sunshine "Losing: it’s like winning, but with more experience." - Anon 2013 Introduction Below is an article I...

“Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real...

“People, like nails, lose their effectiveness when they lose direction and begin to bend.” -        Walter Savage Landor Staying...

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”...

I walk into the old barn. One side, the side where my old kick bag hangs, is part occupied by hardy animals. The other side, the side...

Image by Mark Klotz via Flickr “There's a mighty big difference between good, sound reasons and reasons that sound good.” - William E....