A Memorial Fund for Walter Van Enck, Chief Instructor of the Midwest Aikido CenterIt is with a heavy heart that we announce the sudden passing of our friend, colleague, mentor, and Chief Instructor, Walter Van Enck. Walter dedicated his adult life to practicing and promoting aikido, both at the Midwest Aikido Center and various locales around the United States and the world.
An old remedy for modern illsBy Alexia Evripidou THERAPISTS HAVE long counselled physical exercise rather than prescription drugs as the first port of call in coping with stress, anxiety, anger and depression. While they probably don’t have the 250-year-old self-defence tradition of Wing Chun Kung Fu in mind, perhaps they should.
Chinese martial arts teacher seeks to aid students in finding peaceFive children in blue uniforms run around the room at the Shaolin Tai Chi Cultural Center, practicing their poses and punches before class. At the instruction of Shifu Chang Yuan, they race to the center of the room and sit cross-legged to begin meditating.
– – – – –A role model to millions, film star Michael Jai White has studied the martial arts for 30 years and is far from finished! An observant fan once referred to Michael Jai White as “Denzel Van Schwarzenegger.” The nickname is as accurate as it is hilarious – an amalgam that creates the perfect triad to describe Michael Jai White: actor, martial artist, fitness icon.
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