Bryan StoopsToday, 48 Years Ago…On this day, July 20th, 1973, the world lost Bruce Lee. That was just under five years before I was born. I grew up reading Bruce Lee’s…Jul 20, 2021Jul 20, 2021
Bryan StoopsMy Book Is Here…In December of 2019, I finished my book, “Career Command Through Filipino Martial Arts”. I promoted the book online, and gave away PDF…Jan 20, 2021Jan 20, 2021
Bryan StoopsThe Case For Online Martial ArtsAs a professional martial arts instructor, I have been continuing to teach martial arts safely during the Pandemic since early March…Aug 6, 2020Aug 6, 2020
Bryan StoopsYour Martial Arts IdentityNote: This is the last entry into a week’s worth of martial arts articles. I will be writing more articles on a semi-regular basis, but…Jul 8, 2020Jul 8, 2020
Bryan StoopsMartial Artists, What Are You Creating?In another recent article, I mentioned that in my martial arts practice lately, I will often say, “I don’t want you to think of me as the…Jul 7, 2020Jul 7, 2020
Bryan StoopsMartial Arts Instructors, What’s Your Endgame?I have been very lucky to have been in a position to have trained with so many amazing martial arts instructors. When information of a…Jul 6, 2020Jul 6, 2020
Bryan Stoops“Bow To Your Sensei!”In a recent conversation with a martial arts colleague, the topic of paying the appropriate amount of respect to your instructor came up…Jul 5, 20202Jul 5, 20202
Bryan StoopsFalling Back In Love With Martial ArtsHave you ever had to tell a child, “We all have things that we have to do that we don’t want to do”, or expressed that same idea to…Jul 4, 2020Jul 4, 2020
Bryan StoopsMysticism & The Martial ArtsYesterday and earlier today, I was having good dialogue through Messenger with a fellow Silat instructor. That instructor asked me how I…Jul 3, 2020Jul 3, 2020
Bryan StoopsMartial Arts Instructors, Are You Honest & Transparent?As a professional martial arts instructor, I have interacted with so many people in my twenty-four year martial arts journey. A lot of my…Jul 2, 2020Jul 2, 2020