The Tao of Becoming a Strategist   (Part 1 of 2)
Discover the basics of becoming a strategist in this article designed to be an overture to those who are interested in the art and science of Sun Tzu's strategic principles.
 
The Tao of Becoming a Strategist   (Part 2 of 2)
Join us for part two of our question and answer session on the basics of becoming a strategist. This article is designed to be an overture to those who are interested in the art and science of Sun Tzu's strategic principles.
 
The Dangers of Hollywood Fighting
We all want to be able to defeat the "bad guys" while looking cool enough to get the girl. And what is cooler than throwing complicated high kicks and outlandish combinations? This scenario is the basis of every modern action movie. However, entertainment is the only manner in which these moves should be used. The use of these entertaining techniques in a true fight could very well have devastating effects for the executor. Find out martial artist John Musacchio's rules for coming out ahead in a fight.
 
STRATEGY as a Way of Life: "Know the Question. Then Find the Answer"
Is this your life? Breathing and moving in an increasingly linear driven world where the tick of the market clock, drive-time, prime-time... all the forces of our modern life that sometimes push us in a single direction of chaos. Learn how to find quality time by developing a proper systematic strategy that allows you to stabilize your position and direction in life.
 
Sun Bin: The Art of Warfare (Military Methods)
Meet strategist Sun Bin, believed to be a direct descendant of the distinguished military theorist Sun-Tzu. Sun Bin flourished during the mid-fourth century B.C. during China's Warring States era, a period of unprecedented violence. Author of The Art of Warfare, Sun Bin joins the authors in our series on Asian strategy and leadership books.
 
Playing the Global Game
With the Internet and other avenues of information technology, the world has gotten smaller and more chaotic (compressed and stressed). Most of our world is so technologically connected that information access and person-to-person contact are almost guaranteed. For economic reasons, manufacturing and other "middle-to-lower-tier" services are now being moved and performed at other global regions. Regional-based companies are now forced to desperately shift toward an "international marketplace" perspective in order to survive. Concurrently, business regions are quietly combating each other for new industries. No longer are the regional and local-based strategic approaches functional enough for a global marketplace. The target setting of the marketplace is now "global." What should the "old school" strategist do?"
 
An Introduction to the YiQuan: A Pragmatic View into the Internal Martial Arts, Part 1
YiQuan is an internal Chinese martial art that does not rely on forms, techniques, or a theory of training based upon traditional Chinese medicine. YiQuan's most basic exercise is standing still like a stake in the ground.
 
An Introduction to the YiQuan: A Pragmatic View into the Internal Martial Arts, Part 2
After publishing an article on YiQuan in 2004, people asked the following questions: What do I do after learning YiQuan exercises? How do I keep up with my training?
 
The Monk from Brooklyn ...an American at the Shaolin Temple
Put a Chinese-speaking Italian-American from Brooklyn in the holiest of Buddhist temples and watch the racial harmony flow... Join martial artist and journalist Antonio Graceffo as he becomes one of the fortunate few foreigners who get to train at the Shaolin Temple.