Karate is not only about punching and kicking.  Karate is also about kindness, compassion, and empathy.  I recently finished my 1000 acts of kindness in my black belt challenge.  I did at least three acts of ki…

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My community service project for the black belt challenge is with Run To Feed The Hungry.  I have made a organized team called Zen Martial Arts.  Anyone can join the dojo community on this walk or run.   All of th…

This week and last week I taught more classes than the morning classes.  Sensei Oliver and other black belt teachers went to Okinawa to practice karate for the week.  I taught some evening classes.  It is very di…

This weekend I went to Kaicho Chris Chase seminar.  It was a very informative seminar.  We warmed up with Seisan kata.  Then we practiced bunkai for Seisan.  I learned that stances are very important.  For exam…