by rmgadmin | Jun 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
John K. from Greenwich, NY has the right idea. If you’ve got the power, why not show it! John is a long time black belt and a member of the distinguished ‘Sanchin Seven,’—a group of advanced martial art practitioners studying the internal principles of Okinawan...
by rmgadmin | May 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Some Native American tribes consider the appearance of wilderness creatures at certain points in one’s life a ‘spiritual event,’ portending something of the immediate future of the observer(s). So it was a curious moment when on the eve of a promotional ceremony, a...
by rmgadmin | Dec 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
KARATE GIRLS ON FIRE! Holly and Leah kicking up some fun at the Madison Area YMCA karate class- one of the longest running karate programs in NJ.
by rmgadmin | Jun 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
As a career kata practitioner and teacher, I can tell you there is a certain developmental arc to learning any new martial pattern. The first challenge is to simply memorize the sequence taught to you. Don’t worry about any kata nuances until you’ve gotten the...
by rmgadmin | Mar 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Martial Arts for the Spiritually Aspiring StudentAn important distinction can be made in marital arts between those who only desire physical skills for combating their opponents and those who wish to take their study into the interior or hidden realms of the psychic,...
by rmgadmin | Dec 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
CHRONICLES OF THE DOKA#36 in a continuing series 84 days in the teaching life of an American sensei in 1999Sunday, January 16, 1999 Susan cancels her son’s ten o’clock class. “John’s sick.” Next up, Frankie and Chris at 11:00. Both teens are brown belts, sankyus....
