Martial Arts – jenn reese

Interview: Jade Tiger, Fight Scenes, and Me

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Jul 22, 2010 |Jade Tiger, Martial Arts, News

I haven’t done a lot of interviews about my first novel, JADE TIGER, so when the amazing Tiffany Trent (a kung fu* writer and fellow martial artist) asked me to answer a few questions about the book, I leaped at the chance. (“You want me to talk about writing and martial arts at the same [...]

New Web Series: The LXD

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Jul 8, 2010 |Geekery, Inspiration, Martial Arts

I love well-done web series such as Dr. Horrible’s Sing-A-Long Blog and The Guild. They speak to my geek sensibilities. Now there’s a new show that I think has the potential to be geeky and wonderful in a totally different way. The LXD — Legion of Extraordinary Dancers — is the creation of writer/director Jon [...]

Punching Tally

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Jun 13, 2010 |Martial Arts

Punching with intent? CHECK! Punching with good technique? Um…not so much. From 2010 Photobook

An Ode to Bruises

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Jun 10, 2010 |Martial Arts

Before I started studying martial arts in 2001, I lived a fairly sedentary life (where “fairly” means “entirely”). I had been an active kid, but gave up sports in high school when I had to wear a brace for my scoliosis 23 hours a day. And after the brace…? Well, staying lazy was just too [...]

Genre & Style Prejudice

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Jun 5, 2010 |Martial Arts, Writing

Ooh, an elusive writing/martial arts cross-over post! (Well, okay. Not that elusive. Just go with it anyway.) I believe in the worth of all genres. I don’t think they should be quantified — romance is not “better” than mainstream, science fiction is not “better” than romance. Live and let live, I say! There’s room for [...]

Glorious Fall

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May 5, 2010 |Martial Arts

I went to Tai Chi and weapons last night, despite not being over my sinus thing or my shoulder injury. Emotionally, I just needed to go. I tried to take it easy, and I stopped practicing weapons when my shoulder started to complain. But not before I had a surprising and unprecedented fall. Which I [...]

Ultimate Parkour Challenge

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Apr 20, 2010 |Inspiration, Martial Arts, TV Shows

MTV has a new parkour show! You can watch the full pilot episode of MTV’s Ultimate Parkour Challenge below. (NOTE: Videos are restricted by region so international viewers may not be able to view them.) If you have any interest in learning about this art, I think you’ll really enjoy watching the whole 42-minute episode. [...]

Body Trickery

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Apr 12, 2010 |Martial Arts

I’m trying to be better about listening to my body. If I don’t feel like going to martial arts class, I try to assess my motives. Does my body need a break? Have I been pushing too hard? Am I just being lazy? (Hey, that fresh batch of cookies isn’t going to eat itself…) I [...]

Read Re-Gifters!

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Apr 10, 2010 |Los Angeles, Martial Arts, Reading

I just read a fabulous graphic novel called Re-Gifters written by Mike Carey and illustrated by Sonny Liew and Marc Hempel. The book was published as part of DC Comics’ Minx line — “the first graphic novel imprint designed exclusively for teenage girls.” Dixie is a Korean American high school student living in LA. She’s [...]

Kung Fu vs. Burnout

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Apr 2, 2010 |Martial Arts

No one is going to care about this except me, but I made it to the kung fu studio 19 times in March, for a total of 24 classes. This far exceeds all of my previous attendance records. (There was one month when I only went four times… Yikes!) Burnout is definitely an issue. When [...]