Tag: Energy

Bones

Bones

Posted by Jeffrey M. Brooks on March 29, 2023 in Martial Arts Ideas |No Comments

Everyone is unique. That’s something we all share. Another thing we share is that we all have 206 bones. Most of them are in our hands, feet, spine and ribs.  We might be used to thinking of the big bones in our arms and legs as our bones. And we might think of those big […]

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The Three Powers of Karate

The Three Powers of Karate

Posted by Jeffrey M. Brooks on January 21, 2018 in Martial Arts Training |No Comments

There is nothing mystical or mysterious about the three kinds of martial power – ‘jins’ or energy-flows – that are used in Chinese, Japanese and Okinawan martial arts.  All three are useful in the dynamics of combat. All three are accessible to us. Some claim that karate relies on only one kind of power, and […]

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