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Month: May 1998

path through peaks and valleys
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Peaks, Plateaus, and Valleys

- 1998 May 272021 March 28 - Bryan Bagnas

When you experience a peak in training, your progress in the art is quite apparent. You often feel a sense of euphoria over the hard-earned gains. It is, in fact, a peak in the learning curve. This peak is a time when you learn quickly and easily. This fast learning is a result of background […]

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Are Colored Belt Ranks are traditional?

- 1998 May 162021 March 28 - Bryan Bagnas 1 Comment on Are Colored Belt Ranks are traditional?

Colored belts are a tradition from the earliest times of martial arts history. Hmm, I think not. The colored belt ranking system is a recent invention. The belt, however, is an old invention primarily made to hold up pants and tie jackets to the body. So why is there such reverence paid to the colored […]

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