Killer TV’s Are On The Loose

Killer TV’s Are On The Loose Yes, you read that correctly.  It sounds like something from a bad 1950’s Science Fiction Movie, but it’s real:  TV’s are literally killing children all over America. I happened across this mind-boggling article...

The Kettlebell-Systema Controversy

The Kettlebell-Systema Controversy The Controversy?  Should You Use Kettlebells as part of your Systema Training? Before I answer this, let me say that I teach a Kettlebell Class right before my Systema classes.  Most of these students are NOT Systemists, but some...

7 Reasons “Normal” Women Avoid Systema Like The Plague

7 Reasons “Normal” Women Avoid Systema Like The Plague 1)  There are fewer women than men in ANY martial arts program to begin with.  So if you look at it this way, every martial art and martial art school is competing for a much smaller pool of possible...

Halloween Party Fun

  First, thank you for your support concerning Buttercup.  The outpouring of emotions for her has been unexpected and overwhelming–in a good way.  Buttercup’s happy to be home and doesn’t seem to be getting worse, although she doesn’t...

The Amazing Race

Friday night I read Siena the book Snowmen at Night, about what snowmen do when you are sleeping and not around. Well, the sequel could be called Karate Teachers after Class because of all the events that happen outside of our regular schedule–Saturday being a...

What, just one guy?

What, just one guy? Vern Bevan commented after class that he’d never been in or seen a fight that was against just one guy.  Many of us concurred that altercations we’ve been in or been witness to have been with multiple belligerents. The point? Well,...