Josh Waitzkin was going head to head with the worlds greatest chess minds at the age of 6. Today his a world champion tai chi master. His bestselling book, The Art of Learning covers the blending of chess and martial arts ...READ»
Before most people cared about the UCF and MMA culture, only a chosen few saw what what coming. These are the folks who would trade VHS tapes (remember those?) with other people across the country and meet on message boards to ...READ»
Kung Fu Panda – have you seen it? Cathy and I saw it on an IMAX screen over the weekend. Very clever and entertaining.
But that’s not why I’m posting about it today. Kung Fu Panda makes some great common sense ...READ»
In the past year or so, two MMA related films have come out. One is Never Back Down, the other is Red Belt. There has been a lot of talk about the legitimacy of these films. These films have one thing in common- MMA. Outside of that, ...READ»
Eddie Bravo: Formless Wisdom Pt. 1
By: Adisa Banjoko
Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, none can withstand it, because they have no way to change it. ...READ»
Executives who are hungry for leadership are taking weekend courses at Dani-Hi, Israel's world-famous school for counterterrorism training. We'd tell you more -- but then we'd have to kill you.READ»
Break out your yellow paisley power ties: The eighties are back -- at least at the multiplex, where these familiar titles are returning to the big screen.READ»
It's taken longer than it did (probably) to train up Jack Black in the dark arts of tubby-chub kung fu, but DreamWorks Animations' first virtual world for kids, is to launch today in the U.S.. Kung Fu Panda World is $10 ...READ»
Hip-Hop Chess Federation Teams with MMA Fighters Jake Sheilds and Ralek Gracie, RZA, Rakaa, IM Josh Waitzkin, for the “Mind Over Matter” Chess & Grappling Exhibition
HHCF brings together top entertainers and fighters to ...READ»
Harvard Business School professor David B. Yoffie takes the martial arts into the executive suite. Your rivals will flip over his ideas (if you apply them right).READ»
The Double Rainbow Guy explains his complex journey through viral fame and why he can't afford to use the (free) Microsoft program he endorses in a new commercial.READ»
The UFC has evolved considerably since the late 1990s, when Senator John McCain likened its battles to "human cockfighting."
Today, the professional mixed-martial-arts league discourages "eye
gouging of any kind," "stomping a ...READ»
Anne We've known each other for a decade through several jobs and several companies. Practicing martial arts has seemed like an important tool for you to maintain focus and balance at work. Are there specific lessons from that kind of ...READ»
MARKUS KLINKO & INDRANI
When Markus Klinko and Indrani Pal- Chaudhuri teamed up in 1995, both were already stars -- Klinko as a classical harpist, and Indrani as a fashion model. Now they are famous for their iconic images of ...READ»
It's the essence of competition: big versus little, strong versus slight, heavy versus light. Now imagine that you're the one who's little, slight, and light! How do you use your opponent's strengths to your advantage? Take a lesson from former judo champREAD»
In what could most possibly be the coolest human resources and hiring coup in recent years, Vint Cerf just left MCI for Google. Imagine wooing a silverback like Cerf to work for your company: Talk about old Net economy meets new Net ...READ»
Last week, the Los Angeles Times ran a series called Tracking the MySpace Generation, which was based on the findings of an entertainment poll the newspaper conducted with Bloomberg. In the final article on tweens that focused mainly ...READ»
Whether it's making Shrek come alive, guiding the 20 million hours of computing time to build Kung Fu Panda, or putting the amoeba-like B.O.B. into 3-D for Monsters vs. Aliens, DreamWorks' problems eventually find Ed Leonard. ...READ»
David Allen, one of the world's most influential thinkers on personal productivity, offers his unique advice on how to keep up the pace -- without wearing yourself down.READ»
Her big idea? Create a fashion hub at New York's Lincoln Center, which Stephanie Winston Wolkoff calls a "blank white canvas that hadn't been filled."READ»
