Al Case

Learn Kung Fu By Flipping The Matrix

There are many methods one can use to learn martial arts, to learn Kung Fu or Karate, or to learn any martial art. Unfortunately, most of these methods have limited workability. There is one method, however, that can be used in any art, and improves the l... Read >

Some Of The Things Taught Wrong In Classical Karate Training

You know, the martial art of Karate sometimes gets a bad rap. You see all the UFC guys knocking the stuffings out of their opponents, and you wonder why, if Karate is so darned good, you don't see it in the octagon. The problem, to be honest, lies with Cl... Read >

Shaolin Vs Wudan: From External Martial Arts To Internal Martial Art

There are students that actually think there is a huge conflict between the external martial arts and the internal martial art. They think that there is some kind of battle going on between the arts of Shaolin and Wudan, that Shaolin students lay in wait ... Read >

You Can Use Karate To Stop Zombies From Taking Over The Earth!

I saw the Night of the Living Dead way back in the sixtes (I wasstarting Kenpo Karate back then) when it first came out. It was lots of fun, but an attack by zombies can never happen, right? Well, fast forward some four decades, and the answer might surpr... Read >

The Correct Way To Learn Martial Arts Freestyle

My favorite part of the martial arts is Karate Fighting. Sadly, nobody knows the best way to do martial arts freestyle. They keep insisting on teaching the stuff that ends up in pain and bruises and body injury. I know, the reason for Karate, or Kenpo ... Read >

Creating The Perfect Body With Shotokan, Uechi Ryu, Or In Other Karate System!

You want to have a perfectly designed body, and Shorin Ryu, Wado Ryu, or some other Karate System is the key! There are, however, several things you should come to grips with before you begin this journey. These things have to do with what a perfect body ... Read >

How To Deal With A Flash Mob Using Karate, Kung Fu Or Kenpo!

People shouting and yelling, it is like a riot, and fifty teenagers are grabbing everything they can and heading for the doors. This kind of thing doesn't happen? It is happening, and in major cities everywhere, and the only solution is to use a little Ka... Read >

How To Get Chi Power Through The Kiba Dachi Stance

The Sensei stood in the Kiba Dachi Stance for the whole lesson. The students atending, also in the horse stance, were sweating and even dropping in agony. Sensei smiled with every student that dropped to his knees. Cruel? Nah. Just good training, and a... Read >

Tales Of Real Kung Fu Training (as Related To The Author)

If you aren't willing to work, and work hard, then you might just as well skip this bit of writing. To be honest, if you don't absolutely love good, hard work, then head on down the road. Real Shaolin Training, to be sure, will exhaust the muscles an... Read >

Make Sure You Make It All the Way to Karate Black Belt!

A lot of people try, and a lot of people don’t make it. To be precise, out of a thousand people that start the journey to a Karate Black Belt, only a couple will make it. So, how do you make sure you are one of the ones that make it? First, pick a g... Read >

Hey Mate! What's Yer Kenpo Style?

erhaps you recall that grand bit of dialogue from Enter the Dragon where the bad guy asks 'What's yer style' of Bruce Lee? As over the top as that question appears, it points to the differences of arts and systems, and how confusing such a thing as lineag... Read >

Zen To Yoga To Tai Chi Chuan To Pa Kua Chang To Shaolin...Wake Up!

It was Gurdjieff who said that man is walking around asleep, and that he only thinks he is awake. This is hinted at in the old Chinese story of the man who woke from a dream that he was a butterfly, and wondered if he was really a butterfly dreaming that ... Read >

How To Learn Kung Fu Online The Right Way

Here are some easy steps to follow if you wish to learn Kung Fu Online. Before we go over these steps, please know that Kung Fu is one of those things that is so easy it is going to be difficult. The secret to your finding success in this martial art is g... Read >

Will The Real Karate Kata Stand Up to the Test of Time?

What does a Karate Kata mean? It's a dance, it's a book of techniques, it's a method for controlling and teaching large numbers of people without the need for data. It's zen, it's one thing at a time, it's a belt arrangement system. It's a recent inven... Read >

Gichin Funakoshi Claims That Karate Is Not The Karate It Was!

It is well known that the only thing that stays the same is that everything changes. That is the truth at the heart of this universe. That this is true in Karate (and other martial arts) is demonstrated in the words of Gichin Funakoshi, the father of Kara... Read >