Texas

I ride with the Patriot Guard here in Texas when I can. We got a short notice to stand a flag line for an Army vet's funeral. I rode out on my V-Rod. It was like standing in front of a blast furnace. Temp was 109. With a breeze it wasn't bad in the shade, though.
  Yes, it was hot. But being a little uncomfortable is small when compared to what our vets have done for us. We stand for them because they stood for us.

Podcasts

I've uploaded a few more free podcasts. Two on how kenpo developed in the Chicago area, one on how it developed in New England, another on its development in Florida and two more on other subjects. Link is on my home page at www.wedlakekenpotv.com/leewedlake or get them through iTunes.

Autism

Many instructors are faced with this and may not know just what it is. My Lee Wedlake's Kenpo Karate and Tai Chi page on Facebook has a link that gives you a definition you may be able to use.

South Carolina this weekend

I will be at Nick Dreiling's Coastal Kenpo Karate in Goose Creek, near Charleston, Friday and Saturday. Friday evening after Bruce Meyer works with the kids I will do an hour or so on judo throws for kenpo people. I don't do this one often and judo was my first art, so I'm looking forward to it.
On Saturday the sessions will focus on the purple belt techniques. I'll detail the base moves and throw in some of the extensions. Nick has a view of having me do a progressive review through the system and is setting two more dates for this year.
So get yourself to Charleston!
www.coastalkenpo.com

New studio in Alabama

One of my Florida black belts, Peter Galvano, has opened a studio in Alabama. He's one of my second degree blacks. Here's the info.
Guardian Self-Defense Academy, 8715 B State Highway 59, Foley, Alabama 36535. 
Phone is 251-979-5202.

June article posting at www.wedlakekenpotv.com

The monthly article for subscribers is posting. It's on speed and power. Here's an excerpt.

All martialists need to know about the basics of speed and power. Now why, for example, would a student of tai chi want to know this? Because the art has martial application and you can’t defend yourself in slow motion.

Tai chi is a great example of the value of practicing in slow motion. One gets the opportunity to work through a variety of postures and ranges of motion while feeling everything that’s going on. That, in turn, provides us with the time to adjust any movement that is incorrect. How do we know it’s wrong? Usually because it “feels funny” or even hurts. The sense that it “feels funny” may not be due to being incorrect, though. It may be due to doing it right. We could have been doing something incorrectly and it became natural, so when we correct it, it feels different and we might think it’s wrong.

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