Author Archives: Mike Poole

August 29th 2015 is the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina coming ashore, leading to the devastation of a place I have called home! I had the opportunity to reside in NOLA in 2001.  I fell in love with the vibrancy and … Continued

 Sensei Michael, Sensei Jan and I have been having an online discussion about kata and bunkai. Sensei Michael quoted a book and said that he had “Written notes in the margins.” I do that, too. I write notes in the … Continued

It is my understanding that origami is the art of folding paper. Paper is folded to make objects. In fact, one of the gifts I received when I left my last parish was a book whose pages were folded into … Continued

 I have been working out with Sifu Tony Brown for about two and a half years. We have done a lot Tai Chi, and a fair amount of Hung Gar. As the family was getting ready to move to Staten … Continued

How often do we make what we believe to be an important decision? Once a year, once a month, once a week, once a day, once every second….. What if every decision we made, was an important decision? Would it … Continued