Motivating and Nurturing Students

I am always inspired when I see good teachers and coaches that understand and respect the interdependent nature of their relationship with their charges. Those that inspire and motivate while demonstrating a healthy respect for the challenges of daily life faced by their students, and their basic humanity always make me want to be a better instructor. In that vein I offer the following video:

Then again these guys are from Wall Street, so…

Tiger vs. Chicken

One of those random internet finds that really spoke to me:

 

Another Dead Makiwara, pt. 2

RIP, Ude Makiwara 1.0. Felled by a roundhouse kick in the prime of life. I put this thing in the ground roughly four years ago, and aside from the fungal growth around the bottom  it held up pretty well.  I learned more from this thing about how to actually hit than from anything else. Fortunately, I just happen to have a fresh log on hand for 2.0…

Season's Beatings!

If you’re going to be naughty, make sure the Man isn’t around:

Linked Video: Karate In Living Color

Every now and again I find myself laughing out loud about a clip  that Jim Carrey did while he was still on “In Living Color” (which was highly underrated if you ask me). It’s spot-on and that’s why it’s so damn funny- but it’s also slightly depressing, because it’s a reminder that there are a lot of people out there who are this guy and take it seriously.

“Like most beginners, you attacked me wrong.”

They teach the advanced stuff early …

…here.

Tai Chi: You Don't Want None of This

Think Tai Chi is just for your grandma? This brutal fight may make you think twice. Don’t sit too close to your monitor- the chi in this clip is so intense it could leave you crippled and babbling gibberish for the rest of your days.

Brutal fight between Tai Chi masters

UFC Cashes in “as real as it gets” for "a fun family environment."

I’ve been anticipating this  ever since the letters U, F and C became the default platform for scoffing at any training happening outside of the octagon.

Keep your ears open for the sound of cash registers undercutting the lofty standards of the biggest “no BS” brand out there. How long until we see  “Little Liddell” after school kids programs?

Drum roll, please…

New UFC Gym heralds McDojoization of MMA

In Just Seven Days…

We at TKRI  place a high priority on fitness, proper conditioning and diet as a crucial part of safe training. Our blog often features links to karate-related exercises, conditioning safety tips and up-to-date information from athletic training fields. Just today, I was reminded of some of the soundest advice out there, a simple and holistic 7-day approach that addresses all aspects of building a healthy, strong body. In fact, it carries the Charles Atlas seal of approval:

-Eat nutritious, high protein, and swallow raw eggs.

-Try to build up your shoulders, chest, arms and legs: do pressups, chinups, the snatch, clean n’ jerk, and some dynamic tension, although it’s hard work.

Well, maybe it’s best if I just let the expert himself explain it to you  (if you don’t like men with too many muscles, you may want to avoid it):

Take a look at Dr. Furter’s 7 -day program here

(Happy Hallowe’en)

Just Because

It just seems wrong to have had this blog going for so long without including these videos. Here is one wrong righted.

First the original television skit:

And of course the version made famous by Dr. Demento (the song follows):

Afro Ninja Bounces Back

If you’ve spent any quality time on youtube, chances are good that you’ve seen a clip of a guy with a mighty afro performing a back flip and landing on his face, then staggering with nunchuks twirling into something off screen.

This is what he’s been up to since then. My Netflix que has been updated.

(courtesy of oldman)

Link-o-rama

Some links from around the intertubes:

• Ikigai has a hilarious post on 5 very bad martial arts ideas.
• I don’t know if we’ve ever linked to this, but it’s so jaw-droppingly amazing that it’s time we did: David Bowie gets a karate lesson. Of course, who needs karate when you’ve got the Goblin army?
• This is for those of you aren’t shy of a little heavy. (If you look closely you’ll see that Beer Runner actually appears to be a magazine for runners … who like beer.)
• And finally, strength isn’t everything they say, but here’s some inspiration to step into the power-rack before the day is over.

Kenjutsu Comedy

(hat-tip to Elmar Schmeisser.)

You Be The Judge

Was Mas Oyama just a frustrated cowboy?

You be the judge.