Welcome To My Blog

My name is Steve Rowe and I’m a martial artist of over 50 years, studying Tai Chi, Karate, Iaido, Jodo and many other arts alongside Taoism, Buddhism, and various healing arts, I am a philosopher, writer, magazine columnist of many years and author of several books on martial arts, poetry and Eastern philosophy. I’m Chief Instructor and founder of Shi Kon Martial Arts and have a full time Martial Arts Centre in Chatham in Kent in the UK and have taught martial artists, security personnel, bodyguards and police all over the world for many years. I have put this blog together to keep a record of my teachings, writings and meditations.

I am now in my 70’s and have survived 25 surgeries, 3 life threatening sepsis attacks, amputation of my right leg and cancer. I now regularly advise and coach many people with emotional, mental and physical problems, alongside teaching my Tai Chi Coaching Programme to around 75 martial arts instructors from a wide range of disciplines every month at my Chatham centre.

I’ve categorised over 500 blog posts into articles, poems, interviews, explanations of the Tao Te Ching, interviews and details of my Tai Chi Coaching Programme. You can also find these categories in the menu.