THE 'FATHERS' OF MARTIAL ARTS(that I have met)

It has been my privilege to meet some of the Founders and Creators of certain systems of martial arts, and especially some of those, who have been considered as "THE FATHER OF A CERTAIN MARTIAL ART" by others or certain groups and writers. Of course, there are many 'self-proclaimed' creators,originators, and masters of systems nowadays. Well, of course, everyone has to start somewhere and in martial arts there is no exception to this rule, to get somewhere, you have to make some kind of effort!. v e

BALANCE & TIMING

Two important aspects in martial arts are BALANCE & TIMING!

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THE PRINCIPLE OF LEVERAGE

The Principle of LEVERAGE is important in all forms of physical confrontation and is either overlooked entirely or overstated and exaggerated form any reasons. Personal, careful, and controplled applications using LEVERAGE will prove far more convincing than verbal discussions of this most important principle. While this may seem obvious upon reading,THE PRINCIPLE OF LEVERAGE is too often ignored especially when it TOO LATE TO APPLY! DISTANCE & BALANCE FACTORS will also influence the application of LEVERAGE in any encounter, many of which are face-to-face, unrehearsed, 'mano-a-mano' between 2 opponents .

THE IRON PALM

Interest in developing the IRON PALM,IRON BODY, and so forth is currently developing as more information, some of it excellent and some of it erroneous or misunderstood, is being released by certain groups,who often combine such with attacking or stimulating the varous vital spots of the body.

THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR

If you have read other blogs by myself, you will see that several PATHS are available to people but schools that instruct on these paths may not be readily available or if you encounter numerous teachers, gurus, instructors, classes, and the like, you will have much difficulty is separating those that can and those that can't! Of course, some instruction may be valuable to you but one must exercise caution as there are many that would seemingly get you onto a Path, perhaps what seems to be an extraordinary path and also a very benevolent path, but which turns out to lead you astray, far off course, and you end up with bitter discouragement or something that saps your very energy and time, that is, consumes your life, rendering you to various storms and byways that leave you lost in desert or wasteland or in some other perilous environment. The Way of the Warrior is certainly not for everyone and while those who are in warlike arts or occupations may consider themselves in the popular context as being warriors, which they well might be, those that are simply part timers, will have to work much harder to maintain their status as warriors. Of course, 'Old Warriors' Never Die, they just fade away'.

FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS

Since this seems to be the first blog on this subject I am doing, I hope readers will be patient and bear with me, especially if I tend to ramble and reminisce on things. You can read about me at the HAWAII KARATE MUSEUM website at http://museum.hikari.us/ where the President, Charles C. Goodin has kindly set up a FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS COLLECTION there for me. There are many interesting topics found at this website, including rare books, CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS COLLECTION and other things, including blogs by Charles C. Goodin, a noted martial arts scholar. Thank you for your time. Yours in martial arts. Halford E. Jones