Step into many dojos today and you’ll see students moving through kata and floor drills with a kind of casual rhythm. Their stances are loose, their strikes lack conviction, and their eyes drift as if the mind is somewhere else. The movements are performed, but the spirit is absent. This is not how martial arts…
Month: November 2025
The Forgotten Pillar of Self-Defense: Situational Awareness
In the realm of self-defense, there is one skill so foundational, so universally applicable, that its neglect borders on malpractice: situational awareness. Yet in far too many training halls, this essential concept is treated like an afterthought, relegated to a brief mention before the flashier techniques take center stage. Why? Because it’s not cinematic. It…
Wallace Smedley 