Firstly, Happy New Year to everyone! I hope this year, the year of the Pig according to the Chinese Calendar, will be a good year for growth and transition into

Life and Balance. So many people strive to find this and spend more time looking at what could be rather than what is. For the most part, you can tell

Our word this week, regarding Balance, is Spirit. Most people immediately think of religion when that word is brought up and for many, that is true. They rely upon religion

Our word this week is Mind, or more specifically Balance in the Mind. Many people think of this as being mentally stable, which may or may not be true, but

This week’s word is Body, in relation to our word of the month, Balance. What does balance in the body mean? Is it simply the ability to not fall when

Our word this week is Application. We’ve already talked about Function and the two go hand in hand, but in this case I want to talk about the application of

Last week we talked about form when it comes to mastery. This week we will cover function. To a martial artist, or any practical person really, a technique or method

The word Form has many definitions, especially because of martial arts. Here we will not necessarily be talking about mastery of the various forms, katas, kuens or poomsae that permeate

I will start this week’s word, Aptitude, with a quote: “Your friends will believe in your potential, your enemies will make you live up to it.” This statement exemplifies what