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A Martial Artist’s Guide to Coping With COVID

As the world reels in response to COVID-19 and scrambles to take action to curb further spread of the coronavirus, it’s never been more apparent that we live in dangerous times. Interestingly, if we look to ancient warrior wisdom, we can find some of the answers we need to battle the hidden enemy of today. One such key comes from a well-known Chinese principle that was famously repeated by Sun Tzu: “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the results of 100 battles.”

Sun Tzu’s message was that we will never be in danger if we possess knowledge. The concept applies as much to martial arts students and school owners as it does to me, a health-care

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