We’ve been seeing a disturbing rash of assaults against the Asian community. What makes these racial crimes especially appalling is that they’re targeted at elderly and infirm Asians. Those least able to defend themselves. That was, until Xiao Zhen Xie, a 75 year old Grandmother in San Francisco who fought back and put her assailant […]
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Try this relaxation practice during your Social-Distancing. When students ask how I can tell a person’s skill without having touched them, I reply that it’s fairly simple. I just watch them performing common, every day tasks like walking, sitting, standing or turning side to side in a chair. Even the way they hold things, is
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This past weekend, my student’s girlfriend courageously survived an assault and thwarted her an attempted rape in the heart of the Nation’s Capital, Washington, DC. To protect her anonymity, we’ll call her “Heroine”. Heroine was returning home from work at night in a well lit area on 15th St. NW. DC near Meridian Hill Park.
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My dear friend the legendary Robert K. Koga, founder of the Koga Institute, asked me to share KaizenTao with his Senior Defensive Tactics trainers. Due to Koga Sensei’s rich background in Judo, he’d taught the traditional Japanese method of break-falling at his Institute. This entailed slapping the ground with arms at 45 degrees at impact
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Some travel tips I give to active professionals heading into hot zones or sketchy destinations around the world. They also apply for any high crime area as well. 1) Familiarize yourself with the entry and exit locations of your place of work, hotel, AirBNB or residence. You’ll want to show any potential threats surveilling you,
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Someone asked if KaizenTao utilizes kicks and if I had ever heard of the ‘question mark’ kick used in the UFC. I’d never heard it called a Question Mark kick but i looked to me like a traditional double roundhouse kick. The first half is a low line feint towards the knee to draw the
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In the martial arts world where many attempt to appropriate other’s hard-won mantles by parroting what they’d found online, it is refreshing to know teachers who have sacrificed and dedicated their lives to acquiring skills the old fashion way and can effectively transmit them to others. Professor Steve Kardian is such a teacher and I
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Photo courtesy: “The New Super Power For Women”, Simon & Schuster I’ve had the great honor and privilege of meeting some of the world’s finest subject matter experts. Professor Kardian ranks among the finest of the finest. He is also a newly signed author, with publishing powerhouse Simon & Schuster. Professor Kardian shares our first
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Last night, one of my dearest and oldest students of 30+ years Maria B. came to class and shared a horrifying incident that just happened to her. She was rear ended by a hit and run driver drugged up on crystal meth. The perp sped through a construction zone and smashed into Maria’s car along
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