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Seriously though, folks...

My utmost respect to the Jou Gou's for their belt testing this last weekend.

If you knew what they went through, you'd run to the dojo to train under them. You should be doing that anyway, but you'd REALLY appreciate their dedication. These guys are no joke!

And especially, a heartfelt bow to the floor to Sean, White Tiger Kung Fu blackbelt.

You are a model of discipline, courage and above all, class.

WITH MONEY YOU CAN BUY A HOUSE

BUT NOT A HOME

WITH MONEY YOU CAN BUY A CLOCK

BUT NOT TIME

WITH MONEY YOU CAN BUY A BED

BUT NOT SLEEP

WITH MONEY YOU CAN BUY A BOOK

BUT NOT KNOWLEDGE

WITH MONEY YOU CAN SEE A DOCTOR

BUT NOT GOOD HEALTH

WITH MONEY YOU CAN BUY A POSITION

BUT NOT RESPECT

WITH MONEY YOU CAN BUY BLOOD

BUT NOT LIFE

WITH MONEY YOU CAN BUY SEX

BUT NOT LOVE

(I'm tempted to say "please send $9.99 to Lubocki's blog," but I won't. Because that would take away from the proverb. And, aftRead more

Television’s not brain surgery. Maybe some would argue, but I say it’s art. I grew up watching TV and being affected by it. I’ve often been in situations and thought back to a show that affected my decision. Writing’s not fighting in a war, but every generation certainly has its brave artists, ones who are put on blacklists, who are exiled from their countries, whose books are burned. Those artists raise the bar if not the conscience, and they push the limits thereby getting people to think. For instance, the 1970’s had “All In The Family” and my generation has “South Park.” Read more

The National Geographic channel aired a show last night, August 20th, called "Fight Science."

This is a MUST SEE. And not in the way that I said “The Bachelor, Part 3” was a must see.

They built a dojo/laboratory to test speed, compression, accuracy, etc, using top martial artists in Kung Fu, Jiu-Jitsu, Tai Kwon Do, Boxing and other forms. They went over all types of strikes and weapons.

For a skeptic like me who needs physical proof of things, the applied science of data collection made me love and respect Kung Fu that much more.

A kung fu punch, by the way, was scientifically proven to strike FOUR TIMES FASTER THAN A SNAKE! Clocked at 27 miles per hour.Read more

 Your brain tells you it’s so you know how to fight and defend yourself.  Your pride or ego would like to believe that maybe, just maybe, if you had to you could get into the ring in a mixed martial art UFC match and GET IT ON!  But what does fighting for the sake of fighting prove?  Or answer?  If two equally matched and skilled opponents go at it in the ring or on the street the better man on that day will prevail.  So again, what does that prove?  So what if on that day you gave someone a beating.  What positive energy generating result came out of that?  None, just an inflated sense of self.  The vast majority of grandmasters and fighting champions all have one characteristic in common, humbleness.  This leads me to believe it’s got to be deeper than having an iron body and being able to knock someone out.   Read more