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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

 This article appeared in the December 2012 edition of The Lutheran. As a martial artist who was older than I was when I started, I was draw to Roberta’s story. I corresponded with her over the next couple months. She started … Continued

 In 2011, I founded a movement called “Kilts 4 Kause“. I lost my best friend to kidney cancer in 2010. I began to work with the American Cancer Society to raise awareness of cancer and its affect on all of … 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

 Tai Chi is very beneficial for everyone…. all ages, all capabilities, all experience levels. Research shows that Tai Chi assists will all sorts of health benefits from arthritis, joint/muscle movement, breathing, blood flow, and even sleep patterns. It helps with … 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