Meditation part of the curriculum for kids taking martial artsAt Ekata Training Center in Valencia, a massive mural of martial artist Bruce Lee reinforces the power of marital arts. Ironically, the main theme taught here is peace. “If you look at the warrior perspective of the Samurai, it was to maintain the sense of peacefulness in the eye of the storm,” said owner Ed Monaghan.
Whalley man (74) is martial arts masterTerry, who teaches Japanese martial arts internationally, has just returned from teaching a large group in Prague and is now preparing to teach a course in Wroclaw, Poland. He has practiced martial arts for 64 years and in that time he captained the UK’s first Karate team in 1963 and then spent 21 years in Japan, both studying various martial arts and working for the governing body for Karate.
Jhoon Rhee: Why Martial Arts Discipline May Be the Key to HappinessEditor’s Note: This piece was originally published in the March 2004 issue of Black Belt magazine. The time and age references have been left intact for this posting. Violence lives in our schools and on our streets. Divorce rates are soaring, and literacy rates are plunging.
He May Not Look the Same, But The Story Isn’t Over for This Veteran and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu FighterJoey Bozik is a champion, taking down opponents at martial arts tournaments throughout Texas, as well as a father, raising a daughter named Violet and a son named Asher. Bozik is also an Iraq War veteran, serving when his country needed him most. He was severely injured in 2004 while stationed in Iraq.
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