"The Legacy"

 #36 Domestic Violence, Children, and the Healing Path of Martial Arts By Lord Dr Paul Martin (HonDSc), WKA World Vice President Domestic violence is often spoken of as something that happens between adults — a husband and wife, a couple behind closed doors. Yet in so many households, some silent witnesses carry the weight of every insult, every slammed door, every blow: the children. For a child, home should be a place of safety, laughter, and love. But for those living in violent households, home becomes the most dangerous place of all. It is where they learn to hold their breath when footsteps approach, where they read the temperature of a room not by words but by the tension in the air, where they begin to equate love with fear. These children are not passive bystanders. They are victims. They may not always bear the bruises, but they carry the scars. The Hidden Wounds Children Carry When a child grows up in a home marked by domestic violence, every aspect of their develop...

 #35 The Forgotten Dimension of Human Performance By Lord Dr Paul Martin (HonDSc), WKA World Vice President Introduction Throughout my professional journey—from my early years as a martial artist, through decades of involvement in international sport governance, to being honoured with a Doctorate in Sports Science and Kinesiology—I have always returned to one fundamental question: what truly drives human performance? We measure strength, speed, endurance, and mental resilience. We study muscles, hormones, and energy systems. Yet, underlying every cell, every tissue, every thought, is one substance we too often take for granted: water . Most of us are taught at school that the body is around 70% water, that water is simply H₂O, and that it serves as a neutral carrier of nutrients and waste. But emerging evidence suggests this description is incomplete (Pollack, 2013). Water, far from being inert, may be the most dynamic, structured, and life-giving substance inside us . Beyond H₂...