In the martial arts world, we talk a lot about center of gravity of a person. We generally refer to the center of gravity of a male as being a few inches below the navel; but is this the correct location? Is center of gravity even what we are concerned […]
Congratulations to two of Mossy Creek Dojo Competitors who did a great job representing the dojo at the 2014 Tennessee State Judo Championships. Andrew Vanderford took Silver in the State in Senior Men 161-177 pounds. This is a great shot of Andrew throwing during the tournament. All of these photos […]
I have been reading a lot of lay level neuroscience this year trying to better understand some of the neural system hacks that I believe we take advantage of in the martial arts on a regular basis. “The Body Has A Mind Of Its Own” is written by Sandra Blakeslee […]
Why do we continue to practice martial arts after black belt? I have had this conversation with students, teachers, and colleagues about why we continue to practice a given martial art long after we have obtained proficient skill to achieve our initial goals of training. The initial goals of training […]
Yesterday, on April 7th, 2014, one of my martial arts teachers, Karl Geis, died in Houston Texas. He began Judo and Aikido training in Japan starting in the 1950’s with many of Judo and Aikido’s great practitioners. He has trained many people in aikido, judo, and jodo over the last […]
