by rmgadmin | May 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
CHRONICLES OF THE DOKA#25 in a continuing series— 84 days in the teaching life of an American sensei in 1999 Classes are small today due to the accumulating snow. I ask Dharman, my young apprentice, to teach the first class. I want to give him the opportunity to...
by rmgadmin | Apr 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
What is the difference between internal and external martial arts? Hayashi Tomio There are two understandings of the distinctions between internal and external martial arts. The first is quite simple. Any art...
by rmgadmin | Apr 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
From Tenshin Arakawa, Shifu Tenshin Ryushin Ji How can kata be used as a tool toward achieving enlightenment?Since kata helps with concentration and Kata supports...
by rmgadmin | Apr 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
CHRONICLES OF THE DOKA#24 in a continuing series— 84 days in the teaching life of an American sensei in 1999 If the snow continues I will have more cancellations later in the day. I’m a full time professional. I survive on teaching. So I make a few phone calls to...
by rmgadmin | Mar 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
CHRONICLES OF THE DOKA#23 in a continuing series— 84 days in the teaching life of an American sensei in 1999. Real people-Real events Thursday, January 14, 1999 Sleet and icy rain is falling today. Dharman tells me that Roberto was lackluster during his pretest review...
