…I salute you!!!
Well, here we are friends!  This is the Final Countdown (another shameless tribute to big music and big hair from the past :)  Tomorrow begins the world’s most prestigious Martial Arts tournament…the 2009 U.S. Open World Martial Arts Championships.  Martial Artists from all over the globe are converging on Orlando as I type (they have [...]

Hello everyone!  It is just about stinkin’ HOT in Orlando right now.  Record temps for sure.  We are turning the heat up on training right now too (just couldn’t resist the pun)! 
It has been a day filled with training from various angles…in the pool resistance training, out of the pool-stay-alive-in-the-heat-training, solo kata training, [...]

So, as promised in my last post, I have some pics to share…
Myself, Mike Tatum, and Michael McGannon (my son and primary training partner) out in the open field training some self-defense over the weekend.  Can you say HOT and MUGGY (the weather, not the pic)!!!
Here’s Mike T. (right) striking a pose…um, I mean, traditional [...]

I don’t have long for this post, as I am getting ready to go LIVE on Kickgen.com for a live stream of tonight’s AKA Bluegrass Nationals Championships in Louisville, KY.  This awesome event is being hosted at the beautiful Galt House and Suites.  Please check it out!!!
This week saw my computer go down in a [...]