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 event.  I…

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…

I have finished doing one kata 1,000 times.  I picked Chinto as my kata.  I did it three times almost everyday except when I was in    jured or very sick.  I feel like my Chinto kata has improved tremendously from…