An Explanation

The recent rise in popularity of the UFC, and consequentially, mixed martial arts has produced a mixed bag of results in the martial arts world. Positively, it has encouraged martial artists to question themselves and become better rounded fighters, and it has attracted people to both the sport and the art that never before would have considered it as an entertainment and lifestyle option. Adversely, over-commercialization has attracted people to the ring who care more about money and image than about becoming better, and more whole, people. This blog is a reaction against the latter result.

Over 350 years ago, legendary samurai warrior, Miyamoto Musashi wrote a book on martial arts strategy called "Go Rin No Sho," or "A Book of Five Rings. His book, which is said to be a compilation of his own teachings to his dojo centered around the five classical elements in Japan (Earth, Water, Fire, Air, No-Thing/Void is considered a classic text on martial strategy. Using Musashi's text as a guide, I have created this blog for the purpose of educating a complete, modern warrior, and not brute fighters. This blog will not be a commentary on "A Book of Five Rings," but rather, the expression of a modern warrior regarding his art in the hopes that others will discover not only the proper way of executing punches and kicks, but also of a better way to live.