■ On the subject of innovation in the American martial arts, Larry Tatum says, “Traditionally, we are not traditionalists. If we were traditionalists, we would all be driving around in Model T Fords.”
■ “My students, instead of trying to do what I do, do what they can do. They can find out which principles work for them, and then they can mix the principles up.” So says David German, whose art of TAI karate combines the teachings of Ed Parker, Gene LeBell and others.
■ Sho Kosugi leads a martial arts tour of Asia. Previously, the star of Enter the Ninja led groups specifically to Japan, Taiwan and Korea.
■ New from Ohara Publications, Black Belt’s book-publishing arm: Techniques in Free Fighting, by Shin Duk Kang.
■ “In ninjutsu,…
