My name is Steve Rowe and I have practiced martial arts for 50 years, I am Chief Instructor to Shi Kon Martial Arts International and have written books, articles for magazines and blogged for many years. There are about 300 articles and poems that I have written on this blog.

I have trained and hold teaching grades in Karate, Iaido, Kung Fu, Jodo, Tai Chi and Ju Jitsu. I have also studied and written extensively on meditation, mindfulness, philosophy, Buddhism, Zen and Taoism. I own and run the Shi Kon Martial Arts Centre on Chatham Hill in Chatham Kent and have taught and trained extensively all over the World.

I have worked and taught in the security and law enforcement industries for many years and now run seminars and Tai Chi Coaching programmes in the UK and Czech Republic alongside my full time centre.