All are good questions.
The first and foremost reason for a blog is publicity. At OSW, we teach Chinese martial arts, and we do so in a way which (we feel) is unique and brings something to the table. We are not commercial in our attitude, and we produce students who are capable and competent. I bring 30 years of wushu/kungfu experience with me along with a PhD in biomechanics and movement sciences, several black belts/sashes, and an International Wushu Federation Judges Certification.
The second reason for a blog is to communicate useful information to those with an interest in martial arts. These may be interpretations of health, fitness, and training articles that have recently come out, or they may be observations about specific stylistic elements. We may even publish some video occasionally. The name is "OpenSource" Wushu, after all.
Those who know me know that I'm a bit of a computer nut. I have some strong feelings about opensource software and its utility. I have similar strong feelings about the propagation of martial arts. I believe strongly that martial arts are good for health and fitness and make for a good lifetime activity. Furthermore, I feel that many schools are cultish and secretive: "sign up with us to learn the true *mystery* of our style." If you think that keeping your techniques secret in today's age of automatic weapons is going to keep you safer, you're crazy. My take is that many martial arts are like dying classical languages. If you hold them too close, they die with you and that's that.
Ultimately, good martial arts is a combination of good body mechanics, good training principles, good feedback, and listening to your body. As time permits, I'll be posting information of interest to members of our school and the martial arts community at large.
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