Karate

I write lots of product reviews for “geeky” tech stuff (like smart thermostats, automatic toilet flushers, surge protectors, etc.). But when I get a chance to review some tech that also involves one of my other interests (karate in this case), I’m all over it. As a part-time karate instructor at Fairwood Martial Arts, one […]

Product Review: StrikeMeter by Martial Arts Instruments

This entry was posted in Fitness Karate Product Reviews Technology and tagged impact force Karate kick martial arts measure force meter product review punch review StrikeMeter tae kwon do on May 30, 2015 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3493 days ago)

This post is a follow-up to a previous one I made last year about what to bring to (and do at) IATC 2013 in Atlanta. This year, IATC has moved back to Raleigh, NC — and much of that advice still applies, so I’ll re-hash it again here… with some […]

Cuong Nhu IATC 2014 Raleigh Survival Guide

This entry was posted in Karate and tagged Cuong Nhu iatc Karate Raleigh on February 11, 2014 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3869 days ago)

Every year, for the past 36 years, the martial arts style Cuong Nhu has held an annual training event known as IATC: International Annual Training Camp. In its current form, the camp is held on Memorial Day Weekend on the campus of a major university, allowing hundreds of practitioners in […]

Cuong Nhu IATC 2013 Atlanta Survival Guide

This entry was posted in Karate on May 19, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3966 days ago)

For the very first time, the 2013 Annual Cuong Nhu Black Belt Meeting will be available via Google Hangout video conference for black belts not attending training camp. If you are a Cuong Nhu black belt who is not attending IATC 2013, Grandmaster Quynh encourages you to attend this important […]

Cuong Nhu IATC 2013 Black Belt Meeting Google Hangout Instructions

This entry was posted in Karate Reference Technology and tagged black belt meeting Cuong Nhu Google Hangout iatc on May 11, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 4241 days ago)

O'Sensei Ngo Dong, Founder of Cuong Nhu — As I look forward to my Nidan test this May, I feel privileged to have trained under Masters John and Ricki Kay since I first joined Cuong Nhu. Both of them spent significant time with O’Sensei Dong during Cuong Nhu’s early years, and have shared countless stories of his wit, […]

Nidan (Second Degree Black Belt) Paper

This entry was posted in Karate Personal and tagged 2nd degree black belt Cuong Nhu Karate Ngo Dong Nidan paper on March 7, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 4240 days ago)

Steve and Axel — Another fantastic Cuong Nhu International Annual Training Camp is in the books. For the second year in a row, the event was hosted at Emory University in Atlanta Georgia. It’s basically just a few hundred of my closest friends meeting for some karate training, testing, partying, socializing, dancing, and reconnecting. […]

Cuong Nhu IATC 2012 Report

This entry was posted in Karate and tagged Cuong Nhu iatc Karate Komokuten training camp on May 30, 2012 by Steve Jenkins (updated 4531 days ago)

Over the last 24 hours, something “clicked” and I had to write it down on my blog before I forgot it. So please forgive me if this wanders into slightly more metaphysical territory than my otherwise tech-laden blog generally frequents.

Open Mind, Open Heart, Open Arms, Open Hand… Open Source?

This entry was posted in Karate Philosophy and tagged Cuong Nhu Karate kata nhu 1 open open arms open hand open heart open mind open source on March 4, 2011 by Steve Jenkins

I’m scheduled to take my black belt test in Cuong Nhu karate on May 28, 2010. One of the requirements for this rank is that I write a paper about anything karate-related. That’s a pretty broad brush to hand someone like me, so I took advantage. Here ya go: Cuong […]

Black Belt Candidate Paper

This entry was posted in Fitness Karate Personal and tagged black belt Cuong Nhu Karate Komokuten Mario Super Mario Bros. test on March 8, 2010 by Steve Jenkins (updated 5078 days ago)

My black belt test is scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend 2010. I’ve been working toward it since late 2001. Yesterday, with 180 days to go, I decided to increase the intensity of my workouts. In fact, I’m typing this from my elliptical in my basement gym. I’m making a public […]

179 days to go

This entry was posted in Fitness Karate Personal on November 30, 2009 by Steve Jenkins (updated 5500 days ago)

I’ve decided that, as part of my goal to take my black belt test in May 2010, I want to get in the best shape of my life. My karate workouts on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are consistent, and I’m pushing harder in class than ever before. But I want […]

If you want a different result, you need different ingredients.

This entry was posted in Fitness Karate on August 29, 2009 by Steve Jenkins (updated 5472 days ago)

For my brown belt rank in Cuong Nhu karate, I was required to write a paper. I submitted this on January 17, 2004: Like most boys in their early teens, I used to love watching martial arts movies. Groups of us would stay up late consuming great quantities of Oreos, […]

Brown Belt Paper

This entry was posted in Fitness Karate Personal and tagged black belt brown belt Karate on July 16, 2009 by Steve Jenkins (updated 5104 days ago)

My next rank test for karate is coming up on August 8, 2009. One of the requirements for that test is to write a paper on any subject related to my experiences in karate so far. Here’s what I turned in today: Almost There On Saturday, August 8, 2009, I’ll […]

Two-Black Stripe Paper

This entry was posted in Fitness Karate Personal and tagged atp Karate test two-black stripe on July 15, 2009 by Steve Jenkins (updated 5104 days ago)

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