Inside Look At Art of One Dojo | ART OF ONE DOJO

This video takes an inside look at the Art of One Dojo. Over the past couple of months, this channel has shown strong growth with a high volume of quality comments. The community is strong and we thank everyone who has taken the time to contribute their wisdom and experience.

This video also will address the most common questions we receive at this time as well as go into a fleshed out summary of Mr. Dan's training, as many viewers have requested.

Mr. Dan's goal is to be objective and completely open and honest with his viewers, and this video takes a look inside the Art of One Dojo, what the objectives are and where we are going.

Thank you to everyone for their support!

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[ozzy]

This is one of the best martial arts channels on youtube

[calo]

Honestly, screw whoever commented on his weight. Everyone is fighting or has fought battles that you can't see, so think before you say something mean

[williamw]

Awesome video Dan! Very cool sit down style of interview, and extremely informative. You are a very humble person being able to speak about yourself so openly and honestly. I applaud you for your frankness. Not everyone would be able to be so open speaking about themselves, or their history. Your perseverance in the martial arts is a true mark of your level of dedication, determination, and level of maturity. You will thrive in whatever you put your efforts towards. I look forward to seeing your future videos on all aspects of your martial arts journey! 😊👍

[woodtiger]

Open and honest Mr. Dan. Thank you for being transparent and accountable to your dreams. Keep striving!

[eddiehizo]

I like how you are very open to other martial arts. You aren't taking any side and you're very neutral about it. Makes your site very interesting. You have no big ego and you are a humble person. We need more people like you in this world. 😊

[marcmd]

Great channel so far. My wife, daughter & I all study Okinawan karate, kobudo & Iaido. 2 suggestions for videos; 1) Dealing with aging / injury; 2) Family dynamics in studying a martial art.

[thetoddandersonshow]

Realy great video. I broke. My neck. And went up to 600 lbs. The last year I have went down to 450 lbs and started Shudokan karate few months ago and I just got my gold belt and love it.

[garycleveland]

I have to say that your students are very fortunate to have an instructor that takes the time to research a subject before speaking on it. I learn much from your videos. Keep up the great work, Sensei!

[additive]

You are the exact type of instructor I need. I come from a Kempo background( that's not a typo it's Kempo with an m). Life gets in the way, an instructor that I understand that is very important. I trained under Soke Scot Conway. He's made a lot of changes since I left, but he instilled in me a lot of the same principles you talk about. I am looking at Ed Parker's Kenpo as a way to continue my training, and the fact that you speak about the art plainly and simply with no bias against other Arts is exactly what I'm looking for. Life has got in the way of my training a lot, but I'd like to get back to it. I really miss the dojo setting, I miss training with friends. If I could find a teacher like you I would jump in wholeheartedly. You are a credit to your system and the martial arts in general.

[OstrichR]

Great topics, I’ve also struggled with injuries, surgeries, age, dedication & now weight. A Dojo brother, who is a black belt in another art, once told me, “I don’t do this for the belt, I do this because I love to train”. It rang a bell in me & the love for the art has kept me training all these years. I may not be a Black belt yet, but I’m the best that I can be today.

[Soldier-of-God.]

With all due respect Sensei, your current body physical type, is no one's business! You are actually spreading, educating and expanding the knowledge and public awareness, of martial arts. Often to novices as well as those of us, already veterans of the martial arts, about the various systems out there.

So the focus ought to be on your work, dedication and ongoing dedicated passion and commitment, to spreading the knowledge of martial arts, through your informative and educational videos.

I myself lost my mother to liver and lung cancer, back in 2008! I truly comprehend your deep and profound loss. For which as you said can be hard to focus and prioritise your training. I myself as mentioned in another of your previous videos, two weeks ago, obtained my third dan black belt in Kyokushin Karate. Prior to that I had been training and assisting my instructor with the lower ranked students, also two years ago, commenced teaching my very own students, on weekends. If I may ask respectfully in your Kenpo Karate system, given that you are a fifth dan black belt instructor, what is your title? For example in Kyokushin Karate, from first to second dan black belt levels, our title is (先輩) Senpai literally meaning senior, however in English more loosely translated as instructor. From third to fourth dan black belt levels, we obtain the title of Sensei (先生) meaning teacher. Then from fifth dan onwards the title is that of Shihan (師範) meaning master.

As for the martial arts that you have covered so far, I wonder if you have done video segments on Capoeira from Brazil, Hwa Rang Do, Taekkyon, Kuk Sul Wol, Hapkido, Tang Soo Do, Subak from Korea, Ban Do from Burma, Kajukenbo, originally from Hawaii, Sambo from Russia, Krav Maga from Israel, Savate from France, Wushu, Sanshou (Sanda Chinese kickboxing, Shuai Jiao (Chinese Wrestling), all from China, Sumo, Ninjutsu, Aikido, Iaido, jiu-jitsu and Judo, kobudo all from Japan of course.

Lastly without sounding disrespectful I look it from an archaeological, anthropological, historical, as well cultural perspective. Many people claim that Kalari Payathu from India, was the origin of Asian martial arts. I disagree as I do not see any similarities or clear influence of such an art on Kung Fu, Karate, judo, jiu-jitsu, ninjutsu, taekwondo, Hwa Rang Do, Tang Soo Do, Muay Thai, Taekkyon and so forth. I mean in arts like Taekwondo, Karate, Kung Fu for example I see many of the same or very similar stances, such as forward leaning stance, back leaning stance, cat stance, crane stance, horse stance and so forth. I have seen Kalari Payathu and none of it is in that art.

The striking also looks anything unlike those mentioned arts for example, or its grappling techniques, nothing like judo, jiu-jitsu, ninjutsu, Aikido, Hapkido. Again I do not mean any disrespect by it, however I do not ascribe to the theory that the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma, who went from India to the Shaolin Temple in China, taught them any fighting arts, other than Buddhist religious doctrine, yoga, breathing and other meditational techniques. Neither Bodhidharma nor Sidartha Gautama, the Buddha himself, were warriors, let alone martial arts practitioners. Historical and archaeological evidence, shows that Chinese Kung Fu, already existed in China, prior to the arrival of Buddhism, from India. Hence my dismissal of Kalari Payathu, being the fore runner of Asian martial arts. I hope all is well with your family and your students. Greetings from Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺, Osu! 👍 ☺ ✌

[PainoftheAncestors]

The depth of character it takes to reach brown belt then have to start back from white belt all over again... Damn!

Much respect to you Bro!

[Darkmattersfrank]

You are the definition of what martial arts is. That it is for everyone no matter your size or condition. Its a life long journey of discovery and self improvement. It is not about winning fights or competition. You are very personable and convey information in a way that people listen. That makes you a better teacher, instructor, or coach than most think that they can do. Keep up the good work. And those of us that are not critical of you but are thankful for the knowledge and effort to share this with us.

[charliesimar]

Great channel. I am 70 years old and a year ago, I started training in Shotokan karate after a 35 year break from martial arts. My priority is health related as I am dealing with diabetes and high blood pressure, and I find martial arts training to be the most effective way to maintain fitness. It's also a great way to feel good. Thanks for the inspiration!

[darrelmorgan]

Thank you for being truthful and covering lots of stuff that are useful to us true martial artists

[-phantastictin-]

Great video! I love your content! Super happy that I subscribed to this channel 😁🥋

[kennethcook]

Excellent video, Mr. Dan. This one is so personal, inside and honest, as well as informative. Thank you for this and all the rest of your fine martial arts videos. I've been enjoying them immensely.

[kevingonzalez]

Mr. Dan, I totally understand about the weight. It gets harder as we get older. Also, life is not easy especially with what you went through with your dad. Selfcare is important but also easier said than done. Keep training.

[michaeldasalyaget]

Chalk up another excellent informative video. Looking forward to your future videos where you give the in-depth, yet, simple explanations of the subject.

I love your genuine and fresh perspective on both martial arts and life. Even though this video is a few years dated, it still resonates. Keep on keeping on!!