February 2026 Total 360 Blog The basics never get old. They say don’t fear a man who knows 1000 different moves; fear the man who knows one move and has done it 1000 times.  The principle behind this concept is that the basics never get old. This is the February blog for 2026 Total 360 Karate. All students should notice that in every class, we have the basics set up. The concept here is to get your body used to the basics that you don’t have to think about when you need to ap

Total 360 Karate Blog Jan 2026 Reframing the wheel We define ourselves through how we see the world. We compete in tournaments and challenges to understand our progress; some play for a trophy, but there is a deeper value. This blog will discuss how reframing your mindset about competition can help you grow and better yourself as a person.   Think about the movies that have been shown where there is a karate tournament or martial arts tournament, and there’s someone who alway

December 2025 blog Total 360 Karate Warrior to Gardner   On a barren land, where you sit and wonder if anything is going to grow here.  It’s easier to simply walk away than to tend to the land.  Life is tending to the land.  As the land becomes open, the possibilities arise and so does Total 360  Karate. Welcome to the December 2025 blog.  This blog will focus on growth and gardening as it relates to karate.    A gardener works hard to feed, seed, and watch their plants grow.

Total 360 Karate Blog, November of 2025 Getting knocked down Enevitably, you're going to get knocked down.  You're going to trip and fall. You're going to get pushed to the ground.  You have to make an important decision when you're knocked down: are you going to get back up? Life is about getting up one more time than you're knocked down.  Some of you may recognize the last sentence. The discipline of karate should have taught you that you can and will get back up.  You have

Total 360 karate October 2025 blog Total 360  Total 360 was the brainchild of Michael Rodgers.  A Master Personal Trainer with NFPT, RYT...

Total 360 karate September 2025 blog 10 basics of karate  Welcome to the 2025 Total 360 Karate blog.  In this blog, we will discuss the...

Total 360 Karate Blog July 2025 A dying art   For a long time, I took Port City Karate to learn how to defend myself. The police defense...

Karate blog June 2025 60 seconds  Welcome to the Karate blog for Total 360 Karate for June of 2025.  This blog discusses focus.  Why are...

May blog karate 2025 Listening as a Japanese custom Listening is an art. As Westerners, we are taught we should give our opinion...

April Blog 2025 Total 360 karate  Karate as Chess Highlights This is the April 2025 blog for Total 360 Karate. This blog is going to...

Karate blog March 2025 The mind under stress The human body is designed to try and protect itself when there is a high-stress level. ...

Discipline is something that has been wavering in society lately.  If you look at the military, discipline is taught from basic training...

Mental toughness  It’s easy to say we should have “no mind” in martial arts. Some question what this even means. This blog will discuss...

This blog is going to cover the true warrior spirit. Sport's history is full of moments that embody the warrior sport:  Cal Ripken's iron...

Karate as a ground art Over the last 15 years, I have studied Chito Ryu karate.  Most people think of karate as a stand-up art.  This...

Failure will happen  This is the blog for December of 2024 for the Total 360 karate studio. This blog will discuss what happens and what...

Welcome to the karate blog for November of 2024 and will cover the idea of showing up.  In society, we are so busy with life that we...

September blog 2024 As we move up in the rank of Karate and any martial art we begin to think a little that we know what we are doing....

Some join karate to achieve a rank, others join for friendship, others for self-defense, and then some join and realize they want to bear...

Realism in Training How often have you gone to karate class only to see some students just going through the motions? They are only...