Too many times it is easy to assume that the martial arts have always been taught the way they are now. But this is highly unlikely, in that it is modern conveniences and attitudes, that have caused the martial arts to metamorphosis into the forms that they are now. Modern medicine has allowed the practice of the martial arts to ...

In the Okinawan martial arts there has always been a great emphasis on stances. The reason for this, is that, through proper stance training, a small person can generate maximum power, which can then be used to effectively defend against a larger opponent. When Karate was first introduced into the Western world, one of it’s attractions was the power which ...

James Masayoshi Mitose was the first person to teach Kempo in the territory of the United States. His training in Kempo combined the Mitose family art of Kosho Ryu Kempo Jujutsu which was very Japanese in orientation and included training in the Koga method of Ninjutsu. He also received training in Shorei Ryu Kempo Karate of Okinawa, it is believed ...

Kata Ido, literally translated, means form movement_. It is used by many Okinawan stylists to develop the turns utilized in Kata. Many of the Goju Ryu Karate systems use Kata Ido, as does, Kiyojute Ryu Kempo. Basically speaking there is a formal method of practicing Kata Ido, which utilizes the three basic turns. First of all, there is the one ...

Introducing Small Business Management             As a sophomore in college my accounting professor in one of his many fits of philosophy told us promptly after an examination on which a full two-thirds of the class failed that should we choose to separate ourselves from the animals of the earth we would learn how to make order out of chaos.             ...

Taxation and Your Business In my first business class in college the teacher pointed out that nothing was ascertain as deathand taxes. This unfortunately is very true and your business is certainly no exception to the rule. You will be taxed it will seem to the point of exhaustion from the local, state, and federal levels. You as a business ...

Small Business Marketing You don’t have to spend a lot of money to have effective marketing…             One thing every business can’t live without is marketing. It is the life-blood of a business and many people in business lack the know-how to be successful.             A business-person has to be innovative, open-minded and have a defined knowledge of his/her market ...

Start Planning for Success The mystery of why so many new businesses fail has been solved in “The Case of the Missing Business Plan” by Dr. Ric Black Most business owners today can learn a valuable lesson during this 51st anniversary of the motion picture, The Wizard of Oz. If Dorothy had had a map, a plan, some kind of ...

The things we’ll be discussing at length during this module. 1. Discovering where the money is? Finding underserved customers. 2. Becoming better than anyone else. Find where you have a sustainable advantage. 3. Finding enough customers. Customers who need you and how best they might locate you. 4. Motivating customers to take action. Recognizable logo 5. Communicating on a regular ...

Can I Afford Employee Benefits?             The one area of small business that fosters more resentment from employees than any other is not having the protection of insurance if they are taken ill or become disabled.             As an employer you may want and need this protection for yourself and your family, but you assume it is out of each, ...