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How to be a Good Thief – by Sensei Sean Hummer

How to be a Good Thief – by Sensei Sean Hummer

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by Kiai Echo | Jun 16, 2022 | General Info, Kiai Echo Articles | 0 comments

I have a confession to make to you all.  I am a thief.  I can’t help it, but I just have to steal.  And if you give me a chance, I will probably steal something from you too. Now, some of you may know me personally and think, “No, you’re not a thief.  I know you, and...
Jun 16, 2022
Professor Carr’s Tournaments – by Professor Scott Redden

Professor Carr’s Tournaments – by Professor Scott Redden

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by Kiai Echo | Jun 15, 2022 | General Info, Kiai Echo Articles | 0 comments

I was asked if I would like to write something in remembrance of Professor Carr. I knew I did, although I was afraid it would drag on and get confusing. How do I tell nearly forty years of stories and not get off track? I decided to focus on one concept at and time,...
Jun 15, 2022
Professor Troy Shehorn on Danzan Ryu Origin Stories Podcast – by Professor Hillary Kaplowitz

Professor Troy Shehorn on Danzan Ryu Origin Stories Podcast – by Professor Hillary Kaplowitz

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by Kiai Echo | May 30, 2022 | General Info | 0 comments

Welcome to Danzan Ryu Origin Stories. In movies, television, books, especially comic books, we often get to learn the character’s backstory to find out why they are the way they are – like how a superhero got their superpower. Knowing their “origin...
May 30, 2022
Searching for Tigers – by Sensei Austin Stahl

Searching for Tigers – by Sensei Austin Stahl

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by Kiai Echo | May 26, 2022 | General Info, Kiai Echo Articles

  The longer you spend time training DZR the more you’ll come to understand the importance of concepts. Concepts serve several purposes simultaneously: they simplify movements for students, they help us to memorize techniques by creating internal associations,...
May 26, 2022
Pay Attention! The Spotlight and the Floodlight – by Sensei Sean Hummer

Pay Attention! The Spotlight and the Floodlight – by Sensei Sean Hummer

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by Kiai Echo | May 10, 2022 | General Info, Kiai Echo Articles

To begin to study a martial art is an interesting experience.  It often turns out that many of the things that you thought you knew how to do, such as walking, breathing, standing, kneeling, and even seeing, need the most work.  I often catch my students holding their...
May 10, 2022
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