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White Dragon’s Summer Sale 2023
Don’t miss out on your chance to enjoy super summer savings at White Dragon’s Annual Summer Sale. Plan ahead and pick up gear at a discount or upgrade to the Black Sash Membership!
San Diego Zoo Panda Naming Ceremony
The White Dragon Martial Arts Lion Dance Team performs at the San Diego Zoo Panda Naming Ceremony on November 12, 2012.
Expert or Master?
It’s time to clear up some misunderstanding about skill levels in traditional kung fu systems—specifically the difference between expert and master. Japanese karate styles make this difference pretty obvious through belt rankings that award a master-level ranking and belt only after special requirements are met. Korean martial arts, such as Hapkido and Kuk Sool Won,…
Using Tournament Time
Unlike the average karate or Tae Kwon Do school, many traditional Chinese martial arts schools don’t ask or even encourage their students to compete in tournaments. A fear of looking bad or disgracing the school in front of the competitor schools’ students keeps many Chinese martial art teachers and their students away from tournament competition.…
The Man in the Arena by Theodore Roosevelt
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who…
