CulverCity Karate

The point of any workout is to stress your body and initiate an adaptive training response. Period.

Competition and cooperation are two modes of interaction that engage us throughout our lives. West LA Seido Karate recognizes the need for being skillful at both. We channel the cooperative instinct in the dojo in a variety of ways, ritual courtesy being the most visible. We also give our competitive nature its due. In weekly sparring classes and periodic tournaments throughout the year, the West LA Seido program provides the eligible student with sufficient opportunities to "test" her or...

Kurt Harris, MD, writes about paleolithic nutrition at his highly recommended blog, www.paleonu.com.

On the one hand you have all-out physical engagement with extreme prejudice if the case warrants it, on the other you have introspection and mindfulness with much attention given to impulse control. What's the deal?