Hello Zen Martial Arts family, Today I would like to address you on a personal matter. As you might know October is Breast Cancer awareness month. This type of cancer is the most common type of cancer with 290k new…

Another check on my bucket list. I know I have shared this with some of my friends in the dojo and I may have even posted about it earlier this year. My niece and her fiance’ asked me to marry them (to officiate t…

Kusanku & kata @ 7100′ A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to spend a week up at our family cabin; I immensely enjoyed the solitude, filling my lungs with the alpine air while getting some kata practice in on t…

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! Guess who got Covid? – Right, me! I am not sure if I have had Covid before. Yes, I was sick a few times for just a day or two in the last two years and it could have b…

You know what is cruel? Recovering from injury and getting back to pre-injury performance. You are losing stamina and strength super quick when you stop exercising, but it takes you so much longer to get back to…