Practicing in the park during COVID times, Maca Navas is known to the locals as “The Sword Lady.” They didn’t know her name but they saw her grace and committed practice with the sword in the park. Learn more about Maca in her interview here: https://anchor.fm/andrea-harkins/episodes/Maca-Navas—The-Sword-Woman-el35ne or here: Maca practices Kung Fu and Tai Chi. In… Read More Maca Navas – The Sword Woman
Overcoming a religious cult for the first ten years of her life, Rebecca Knight found a promising future in martial arts. Listen here or click below: https://anchor.fm/andrea-harkins/episodes/Rebecca-Knight—Anything-is-Possible-ekflr3 See other links and info below. I am sure you probably do not know many martial artists who lived their first ten years in a religious cult in Mexico… Read More Rebecca Knight – Anything is Possible
Someone asked me recently, do you know who you are? I provided the usual reply, “a mother, wife, martial artist, writer, friend…” blah, blah, blah. The truth is I didn’t take even a moment to think about it. And, what I spewed so quickly are the roles I play, not really who I am. No, to get… Read More Who Are You?
Meet Violet Li, an established Tai Chi practitioner, instructor and author of hundreds of articles about Tai Chi. Violet shares about her background and experiences, the principles of theories and techniques, and why martial arts are important for women. Listen to this fun and enlightening podcast here (click on the arrow below): Bio: Violet Li… Read More Violet Li – Prolific Tai Chi Author, Instructor and Practitioner
A kata is a choreographed set of martial art moves or techniques that simulate fighting an attacker. They are composed of blocks, kicks, punches, and stepping patterns. When rehearsed over and over, they help you improve in your skills. Some people claim that a kata, or form, is useless or no longer relevant. I believe… Read More Life is a Complicated Kata
Martial Arts give women permission to be powerful. -Mary Stevens Listen in to my engaging interview with UK martial artist, Mary Stevens. Mary is a dynamic instructor and martial art woman, an author of children’s books, an instructor, mother, and project manager for FairFight, an Nonprofit Organization that uses martial arts as a vehicle to… Read More Mary Stevens – UK Instructor & Project Manager of FairFight (India)
Canada’s own Adette Rice shares what it means to be a martial art school owner with a passion for teaching and martial arts. Driftwood Martial Arts bears the distinction of being amongst one of the first full time, professional, Canadian martial arts studios to be opened by and run solely by a female instructor. Click… Read More Adette Rice – A Passion for Martial Arts
Listen and Hear Sometimes the most profound things happen when we listen. The first cry of a newborn or the last breath of air exhaled at the end of a person’s life. One breath. That is all that holds us on the cusp between life and death. My father suffered from Multiple Sclerosis since he… Read More The Art of Listening
I’m not sure how to tell you this. There is nothing in this entire world that can make you happy. There is no person who can make you happy, not a spouse, lover, friend, father, mother, child, co-worker, minister, or acquaintance. It’s all up to you and it takes practice. Happiness doesn’t just happen. That… Read More Practice Happiness
Meet Tiffany Richards! CIRQUE DU SOLEIL***MASTER KEN***SPEAKER***ENTREPRENEUR***WOMEN’S SELF DEFENSE INSTRUCTOR***HOLISTIC HEALTH The Podcast Link: Click below to listen to the podcast: Interesting Trivia about Tiffany! What do the Cirque du Soleil and Master Ken have to do with martial artist and school owner, Tiffany Richards? Well, listen to this chat that I had with her and… Read More Tiffany Richards – Multifaceted & Dynamic Martial Art School Owner
