Thursday, October 30, 2008

Ghost Techniques for the Season

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This time of year with my seasonal Ghost Techniqu e seminar for the children I teach always brings focus to one of the more subtle aspects ...
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Saturday, October 25, 2008

The Salisbury Tales – part seven Green means Go!

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I was several months past a year at the Salisbury Dojo when towards the end of August I was laid off from my construction job. While the mon...
Friday, October 24, 2008

The Salisbury Tales – part six The Salisbury Blues

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Later that spring I reached Blue Belt and my wife Yellow. Kata it was Naihanchi (Naifanchi, Nihanchi alt. spellings) and Wansu time. Class r...
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Thursday, October 23, 2008

The Salisbury Tales - part five As the Yellow Belt Darkens

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As I recall all of these events in my first year of training I can see how the beginner retains events from their special time of newness. ...
Monday, October 20, 2008

The Salisury Tales - part four They Call it Mellow Yellow - quite rightly!

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One day I was promoted at the end of class to Yellow Belt. Lewis Sensei followed his instructor’s traditions and you didn’t test for belts. ...
Saturday, October 18, 2008

The Salisbury Tales - part three You had to be there!

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Long ago in pre-history when I was a yellow belt in Isshinryu at Tom Lewis' Isshinryu Karate Club in Salisbury Maryland, I was asked to ...

The Salisbury Tales - part two The Green Machine

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When you’re a beginner you spend more time watching the group ahead of you than the more senior members. You can imagine yourself becoming a...