THE GUTTER RONIN

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...

FATAL FEMME OR FEMME FATALE?

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,...

Kata Bing, Kata Bang, Kata Boom!

Searching For The Essence Of Okinawan KataBy Shifu Christopher J. Goedecke It’s true. I’m an unabashed Joisey Boy, born and bred. I am also a long term and passionate student of Okinawan martial arts. In this first, of many blogs to come, I would like to share my...