by rmgadmin | Jul 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
CHRONICLES OF THE DOKA#27 in a continuing series 84 days in the teaching life of an American sensei in 1999 It’s important to engage students with some hearty conversation about martial arts while being careful to balance one’s talk with action. A friend of mine once...
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 | Sep 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
(Early 1970’s, Bank Street Dojo, photo of Shifu Goedecke) Further Thoughts on Kata and Bunkai Chris Goedecke, 2014 (Shifu Hayashi adds to Professor Robert Arnold’s earlier post): In the general is concealed the specific. In the specific is...
