As we barely finish Thanksgiving and move into the Christmas season, I look forward to the new coming year. This year has been a trial for many reasons. There’s been lots of good things, however. I had many a…

This week I did my community service project.  I created a team for Zen Martial Arts to run or walk Run To Feed The Hungry in Sacramento.  It was a successful event.  I had 21 team members sign up for the ev…

Continuing from where the last post left off, I wanted to finish my official report of Japan. From Okinawa, we went to Osaka and then Kyoto. Osaka is a large city with excellent food. Kyoto has beautiful temples…

This week I had a different role in the dojo.  I did not compete in the sparring tournament.  I was a judge.  I was very impressed with all the competitors.  They all used good control while sparring.  They were…

I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to travel to Japan for 2 weeks with a friend from the karate dojo. I can’t speak enough amazing things about this country. The food, the people, the history, the cities a…