http://www.kingdomwarrior.org/blog Musings of a Martial Minister Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:30:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When people think of kung fu, the average person who even knows what kung fu is thinks of the animal styles.  And why not?  They are fascinating and unique systems.  But people often don't recognize a clear distinction between animal styles and animal forms. I just got off the phone with ... http://www.kingdomwarrior.org/blog/?p=29 On Aug. 29th, 2010 I will be doing a demo talk in the morning service at New Life Bible Church. What is a Demo Talk?  Well, it is a special kind of presentation.  I do a brief Q&A session followed by a short demonstration of some specific kung fu concept/technique followed ... http://www.kingdomwarrior.org/blog/?p=27 As an extra credit assignment for his green sash test I asked my student Logan Urbeck to write a small essay detailing how his martial training has aided him in his spiritual growth.  I told him to be honest, and to not worry about length.  He had it to me ... http://www.kingdomwarrior.org/blog/?p=24 Any one who is familiar with fighting has had to deal with distance.  It can be your worst enemy or your best friend depending on how you utilize it. Distance is time: Distance is a factor in every single technique you perform be it a kick, punch, throw, or lock.  Distance also ... http://www.kingdomwarrior.org/blog/?p=8 We had a great class tonight, it was a med. sized class for us so far with just Josh, Conner, Mindy, Dylan and myself. we worked on basic self defense against blunt objects (primarily the baseball bat) I really enjoy the class dynamic that we have going on here and want to ... http://www.kingdomwarrior.org/blog/?p=3