en-us http://riposte.org Martial Arts news. Thought, word, and deed in the Martial Arts Community http://riposte.org/archive/getStory?story=1543 Doug Wilson will be in the USA leading a martial arts seminar focusing on effective kihon of budo taijutsu and the aspects of distance angles and timing. http://riposte.org/archive/getStory?story=1542 . Your techniques have to be robust and fail-soft, and everything has to have a back-up plan. If you have the co-ordination and athletic skill that it takes to stand up and balance and walk around at a fast walking pace, then you have enough athleticism to make aikido work. http://riposte.org/archive/getStory?story=1541 Aside from the guidance of a competent sensei, Urban's view was that trainees should be held responsible for their own progress. He is very stern about putting karate into a sincere and proper perspective. http://riposte.org/archive/getStory?story=1540 If a stone drops in the lake, the water ripples in proportion to the stone and then slowly becomes still again. Mushin is also often translated as "mind like water", but this is unclear without the context of the lake. http://riposte.org/archive/getStory?story=1539 Most smartphones have the youtube app in them, so you don’t even have to be indoors to do this. You can go outside to your driveway, any parking lot, or a tennis court or basketball court in an apartment complex in your shoes, hat, and jacket and get in some training. If you forget something, just look it up. http://riposte.org/archive/getStory?story=1538 Even before meeting him in person, this sensei captured my fascination with his extensive knowledge and philosophies of martial arts just through our initial phone conversation. http://riposte.org/archive/getStory?story=1537 On Thursday, February 9th at 3:00 p.m., Sensei Pat Nakata and I will give a lecture at the University of Hawaii. http://riposte.org/archive/getStory?story=1536 Is a punch to the temple deadly and can it really knock you out? It has potential to do both, but a knockout is much more likely than a fatality. http://riposte.org/archive/getStory?story=1535 The OHS requires that both trunk extension and shoulder flexion occur simultaneously, either or both of which may be altered if the muscle has become chronically shortened and tight. http://riposte.org/archive/getStory?story=1534 The Hawaii Karate Kenkyukai held their last session of the year on December 11, 2011, coming together to study the Gekisai Ni(dan), Chinto/Gankaku, Jiin, and Maezato no Tekko kata.