Closure

CHRONICLES OF THE DOKA#31 in a continuing series— 84 days in the teaching life of an American sensei in 1999) As Dharman exited his private class, he passed my next client, the outgoing, forty-five year old chemist named Steve. The two had met a few times before....

SURFACE AND DEPTH

CHRONICLES OF THE DOKA#30 in a continuing series— 84 days in the teaching life of an American sensei in 1999) I continue my dialog with my young apprentice, Dharman.“Though rarely thought of in this light, the martial arts engage everyone, all the time, in the...

CLOAKED

CHRONICLES OF THE DOKA #29 in a continuing series— 84 days in the teaching life of an American sensei in 1999 Weeks prior, Scott and Dharman had met in a threesome with a green belt named Paul. It was a Friday afternoon. After Paul and Scott had been paired for...

BULLYDOM

CHRONICLES OF THE DOKA#28 in a continuing series— 84 days in the teaching life of an American sensei in 1999) My next class for the day is a semi-private with two men, Dharman and Scott, both brown belts, and very different from one another. Dharman, a good ten years...