The Stick Chick Blog

Read this while they'll still let you - 7 Secrets of the Martial Arts REVEALED!

Another entry in what I'm starting to think of as "the plague diaries". Wow, that's cheerful.

She wants to know about all the alternatives versus learning what's in front of her. It's THAT GUY: What-If Guy!

Think your martial arts training is perfectly realistic? Think again.

Getting the most out of the arnis / eskrima / kali / escrima drill "Sinawali" - part 1.

My week in the martial arts for the week ending 1/22/21.

I wasn't thrilled to study this at first, but today I'm super-excited to get back to studying a Big Stick - a staff!

Every so often, claims like "Martial arts is too dangerous for kids" will make the rounds, said by people who know nothing about actual martial arts training (what they know comes from movies & tv and MMA fights) and are guessing based on statistics and a projections of what might be the worst possible outcome. Those claims are wrong.

What I saw and did in the martial arts for the week ending 1/15/21.

Hey, martial artists, you HAVE remembered to get yourself registered as a deadly weapon, right? If not, I can help you out with that!

As hard as COVID-19 has hit the martial arts world, I'm more optimistic about our future than you might think.

This little cue can really help when teaching people the Modern Arnis 12 Angles of Attack - or any time where it's important to know when to use a forehand, or a backhand...

How my week in the martial arts went for the week ending 1/8/21.

"Cobra Kai" does a decent job in demonstrating that martial artists are, in fact, raging nerds. Mohawk or no mohawk.

Now that 2020 is dead and gone, here's my martial arts plans for 2021. What's yours?

It's the end of the year as we know it... and I don't feel so great.