Each article is a personal opinion not meant to be politically correct or politically popular. They will generally deal with good hard working sensei’s past and present. Other times they will deal with topical issues both popular and again unpopular. You will always have an option as to log in or not. This is a Red Dragon web page for the purpose of introducing ourselves and expressing our views to any one interested in joining us or our point of view. It is not meant to be mainstream anything.

2008 Don Bohan / Rick Niemira Memorial Tournament

Middle Tennessee Karate Games

ICA Newsletter and One Heart Dojo Seminar

2008 Kelly's Hero's Tournament

A Harold Long Weekend

Athens 2008 Karate Games & 6 Suggestions To Improve Officiating

Being A Leader & 10 Commandments Of Leadership

Steel Hand Jam 2008

Awards Banquet and The Harold Long Foundation

Young Leaders And Kids Rule The Day,
Tony Williams Promoted To Master

Another "Jammin" Training Day And
What Would Mr. Long Say???

Gab Jam 2007

Changing of the Guard at Tournaments

2007 Hall of Fame

Mama's Do Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Isshin-ryu People

2007 Middle Tennessee Games

2007 Dragon Jam

2007 Kelly's Heroes and Hall of Fame Selections

2007 Harold Long Memorial Tournament

2007 "Athens Karate Games" Comments and Observations

Article by Master Msarsa: Cross Training

More Dragon Sen-I Jutsu

Dragon Sen-I Jutsu

Where Have The "Unwritten" Rules Gone?

Grandmaster Harold Long

More Street Stuff

Master Shaffer is "Warrior of the Month" on Master Bohans Site

"Real" Street Stuff

Classic Fights & Classic Memories

A Dojo Workout "Shaffer's Terrible Ten"

Article by Grandmaster Maurice Msarsa: "Whom Would I Choose To Back Me Up"

"Power Up" Weight Training for a Better Martial Artist

My Favorite Isshin-ryu "Myths" 6-10

My Favorite Isshin-ryu "Myths" 1-5

"Warrior Stories" from the Masters

Memories of the Trenches with Grandmaster Long

Patches of Distinction

Personal Observations and Random Thoughts

The Kata

Yawara Stick Defense

Man Ya Gotta Love It

The Challenge of Maintaining Traditional Values 

Tournament Preparation

Shame on You Blackbelt Quitter

Retreat! And Then What?

Retreat To The Wall

Basic Power

Tournament & Shiai Talk

Who's In Charge Here?

This & That

ReReRe-Inventing the Wheel

Sensei Giveth, and Sensei Taketh Away

"So you want to be a Black Belt?"


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