by rmgadmin | Jan 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
5 Life Lessons From The Martial Arts by Shifu, Hayashi Tomio Here are five simple insights that I gained from my forty-four years in the martial arts. Emancipated life is a time of great freedom. You get the academic and political freedom to study and to speak out,...
by rmgadmin | Oct 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
In my last post Of Swordsmen and Rat Catchers, I retold an old world parable that circulated in Japanese martial arts schools likening the art of catching rats to swordsmanship. Shortly after, a reader sent this response. “The latest story on your blog feels...
by rmgadmin | Sep 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
A Retelling By Christopher J. Goedecke (This story was originally entitled The Wonderful Art of a Cat. It was written to describe the importance of spiritual elements within the Martial Arts. The original author was Ito‑Tenzen‑Tadanari, the eldest son of Ono Jiroemon...
by rmgadmin | Jul 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
HOW DARKNESS OVERTAKES LIGHT By Shifu Christopher J. Goedecke From the Wind School ArchivesNote: I used to make it a habit to write down events and thoughts that merited my deeper contemplations about life. Because of that habit I am able to present the flow of events...
by rmgadmin | Jul 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
A Woman in the Martial Arts By Annette Singer (From the Wind School Archives) Note from Shifu Christopher Goedecke: I first met Miss Singer at the College of Saint Elizabeth, NJ, in the early 1980’s when she enrolled in my college self-defense course. She was a tall,...
