Shihan Danna Abbott, Author at Martial Arts World News Magazine https://martialartsworldnews.com/author/abbott/ Martial Arts Business News and Tools for School Owners! Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:46:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://martialartsworldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-mawn-kicker-32x32.png Shihan Danna Abbott, Author at Martial Arts World News Magazine https://martialartsworldnews.com/author/abbott/ 32 32 The Three Rs of Combative Weaponry (Part 1) https://martialartsworldnews.com/martial-arts-marketing/the-three-rs-of-combative-weaponry-part-1/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:00:14 +0000 https://martialartsworldnews.com/?p=12286---2529497e-6981-4025-961d-fdb05575411a Retail, Retention, and Renewal School owners have witnessed many changes in the martial arts and sports industries over the past 50 years. Schools have gone…

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]]> Staves: Go face-to-face, toe-to-toe with full ferocity and speed (Part 2) https://martialartsworldnews.com/columnists/staves-go-face-to-face-toe-to-toe-with-full-ferocity-and-speed-part-2/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:00:29 +0000 https://martialartsworldnews.com/?p=26599 Moreover, the law condemns metal and wood full contact sparring. Individuals spend time fighting in the legal and court systems instead of other martial artists.…

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]]> Staves: Go face-to-face, toe-to-toe with full ferocity and speed (Part 1) https://martialartsworldnews.com/columnists/staves-go-face-to-face-toe-to-toe-with-full-ferocity-and-speed-part-1/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:00:16 +0000 https://martialartsworldnews.com/?p=26482 A New Arena for Modern Warriors There is now a venue open to martial artists and combatants from around the world. Competing with no restrictions,…

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]]> Zanshin – Eight Directions of Awareness (Part 7) https://martialartsworldnews.com/columnists/zanshin-eight-directions-of-awareness-part-7/ Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:00:01 +0000 https://martialartsworldnews.com/?p=26139 The second attacker was just a couple of paces behind the first one and farther to the left. He was slightly more prepared as he…

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]]> Zanshin – Eight Directions of Awareness (Part 6) https://martialartsworldnews.com/columnists/zanshin-eight-directions-of-awareness-part-6/ Thu, 29 May 2025 13:00:32 +0000 https://martialartsworldnews.com/?p=25798 (Continued from last issue) Abe Sensei continued, “Perfection is crossing swords with an opponent without having to make a conscious decision on what move or…

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]]> Zanshin – Eight Directions of Awareness (Part 4) https://martialartsworldnews.com/columnists/zanshin-eight-directions-of-awareness-part-4/ Sun, 13 Apr 2025 20:13:37 +0000 https://martialartsworldnews.com/?p=21778---b13e39ab-d1d6-49c3-b632-af863ab1f380 Tens of thousands of cuts later I could spin like a top while executing vertical, diagonal and horizontal cuts at full speed. The smoother my…

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]]> Zanshin – Eight Directions of Awareness (Part 3) https://martialartsworldnews.com/columnists/zanshin-eight-directions-of-awareness-part-3/ Sun, 13 Apr 2025 11:40:16 +0000 https://martialartsworldnews.com/?p=21543---a9ecd16f-3aa9-427c-af5f-02cc97a62b82 To my discerning eye different styles stood out. Something as basic as a center stance with sword positioned forward the many variations were obvious. One…

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]]> Zanshin – Eight Directions of Awareness (Part 2) https://martialartsworldnews.com/columnists/zanshin-eight-directions-of-awareness-part-2/ Sun, 13 Apr 2025 03:45:00 +0000 https://martialartsworldnews.com/?p=21233---c1798a3b-2d4d-44c8-8abd-ddc307b5ff0b The term Zanshin has been contemplated for generations and continues to be vague in expressing its true depth unless one had personally experienced it. Here…

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]]> Zanshin – Eight Directions of Awareness (Part 1) https://martialartsworldnews.com/martial-arts-instructor-resources/zanshin-eight-directions-of-awareness-part-1/ Sat, 12 Apr 2025 19:26:33 +0000 https://martialartsworldnews.com/?p=20971---861274a3-3d7c-4744-b9dd-f3a4784d87cb My first insight into Zanshin was back in the early 1980’s when Headmaster Abe Shinobu Sensei befriended me in front of the world renowned Budokan…

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