I don’t know if you need to hear this, but you should know that you are under no obligation to continue to put up with abusive practices...

What does a rank belt mean, exactly?

t seemed that these people cared better for the weapons they carried than for the weapons they were.

Sensei Aaron Bowen discusses the function of pain in the training of the martial arts.

Sensei Aaron Bowen explores the idea of humility as a component of self-defense.

Sensei Aaron K. Bowen remembers the man who set him on the path of the martial arts, and how his earliest instruction impacted the journey.

Sensei Aaron Bowen explores the first, and most important lesson a martial artist must learn, and continually relearn.

Do you eat the donut?