Monthly Archives: September 2016

Putting A Steel into your Swing

Putting A Steel into your Swing

Jon Engum, StrongFirst Instructor. A sharp knife requires a steel to keep the edge in fine cutting condition. You may already know the term “steel” is a metal rod used to put a fine edge on knives. As a small boy watching my grandfather expertly wield his in a whirlwind of steel vs. knife he would, as a maestro conducting…

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Train Hard Fight Easy

Train Hard Fight Easy

As a Taekwondo Master for more years than I care to recount, I am disgusted with the public’s seemingly well justified view of Martial Arts today. The proliferation of McDojos and six year-old black belts has given Martial Arts a black eye. With sub-par schools run by so-called experts with bellies so big their belts look more like bow ties,…

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Ichi geki, hissatsu! = One strike, certain death

Ichi geki, hissatsu! = One strike, certain death

When I was a boy every Sunday afternoon one of the cable channels aired “Kung Fu Theater”. You may not remember it but as budding Martial Artists my friends and I never missed it. The Hero’s had to have some special style, a unique weapon or special power that was theirs alone. My favorites were the woman who fought using…

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