Summer, sun, vacation time! I cannot believe that it is already beginning of July! Half of the journey is over. My wrists still being sprained and I cannot practice as much as I want to. However, patience is a…

Meanwhile we have had our dojo picnic on June 11th. This is always a lot of fun to get together outside the dojo. The last two years Covid threw a big wrench in our gears. So, this year we made it. Weather was…

While the sprained bones cut my practice short a little, I started a new book. This will be my third one so far. It is called “Samurai Zen” from Scott Shaw. As the name suggests, it is about the theory of Zen Bud…

1000 Mile Journey plus some achieved! As of June 15th or so and just under the half way mark for by black-belt candidacy, I hit 1000 plus miles achieving my 1000 mile journey requirement. Lots of running, cycling,…

Back in the saddle! Finally! My hand is back to 99.5% (Still a little less grip strength but improving). Half the battle now is just being careful not to damage my hand again (break or sprain). As I am a little…