Martial Arts and Modern Life

Most everyone has heard "practice makes perfect".  If only it were that simple!  Some more accurate quotes: Practice makes perman...

From the numerous sayings attributed to the ancient Chinese sage, Confucius : "Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in risi...

I can't imagine watching this and not being inspired:

Via Patrick Parker : The truth is that there is nothing noble in being superior to somebody else. The only real nobility is in being superi...

Gregg Mozgala is an inspirational artist. In March 2008 the 31-year old actor performed multiple roles in a well-reviewed production of Ro...

In her fabulous book, Writing Down the Bones , author Natalie Goldberg introduces a Zen-inspired practice of writing, whereby one sits and...

More from Turning Silk: A Diary of Chen Taiji Practice , by Kinthissa : Apart from Chen XiaoWang's* magnificent XinJia** renditions, I h...

My fellow blogger Kick Ass Sue asks: Should women train differently from men in martial arts? based "on the premise that traditional ...

When the amazing violinist and teacher  Maxim Vengerov gives a masterclass he takes it for granted that his student is technically adept an...