You Are Never Too Old for Karate
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
Writing In The Margins
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
Reverse Origami
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
Maintaining A Beginner Mindset
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
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
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