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 | Nov 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
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...