Author: Sensei

Written by on October 22, 2006

Meditation Point #62

A Zen Thing . Quotes

The more deeply we are our true selves, the less self is in us. — Meister Eckhart Read More

Written by on October 22, 2006

To fly or not to fly?

Fun Stuff

Flying kicks look great, but unless your execution is perfect you are very vulnerable. This photo someone found on Flickr and sent me perfectly demonstrates this point. You don’t need to use to much imagination to know what the next frame in the sequence looked like, hope there was grass down there!! So remember only Read More

Written by on October 21, 2006

Meditation Point #61

A Zen Thing . Quotes

I wanted to try something different… Thoughts? Read More

Written by on October 20, 2006

The end of unsupervised Internet use…Part 2

Self-Defense

FBI Director Robert Mueller called for strict data retention guidelines for US ISPs (Internet Service Providers) when speaking at a conference of international police chiefs. As covered here, he echoed DHS head Michael Cherthoff’s assertion that the Internet was enabling terrorists to telecommute to work, Mueller went further and said that the US needs stricter Read More

Written by on October 19, 2006

The end of unsupervised Internet use…

Self-Defense

The sky is falling!…I mean…The Web could be terror training camp! Disaffected people living in the United States may develop radical ideologies and potentially violent skills over the Internet and that could present the next major U.S. security threat, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff said on Monday, October 16. “They can Read More

Written by on October 17, 2006

Cola and Osteoporosis

Training notes

As we previously posted here, soda is bad for you! Now the BBC is running a report that women (not men) who regularly drink cola have an increased risk of osteoporosis. Other carbonated drinks seem not to be associated with this increased risk. The study by Katherine Tucker, director of the Epidemiology and Dietary Assessment Read More

Written by on October 16, 2006

The YWCA National Week Without Violence Campaign

Announcements & Press Releases

This week is The YWCA Week Without Violence(r), a national campaign held the 3rd week of October, emphasizes alternatives to family violence, gun violence, violence linked to racism and bigotry, and violence in the media. Try to work it into your class, it is a worth while cause. Read More

Written by on October 15, 2006

Meditation Point #60

A Zen Thing . Quotes

Life is something that has to be lived and not talked about. — Carl Gustav Jung This seems obvious but most people have a hard time with this one. Even those of us who live life often get into a rut of talking instead of doing. In today’s technology/media age it is even easier to Read More

Written by on October 14, 2006

Meditation Point #59

A Zen Thing . Quotes

Know the mind and see its essence, and you may speak at will and go wherever your feet take you — — nothing is not a path. — Liao-an I like this particular saying as it goes contrary to the typical empty mind philosophy. While I believe there is some merit to keeping your mind Read More

Written by on October 13, 2006

Happy Friday the 13th!

Site_News

I’ve been fighting spammers all afternoon…they really take the fun out of running a web site! But as a martial artist I guess I shouldn’t complain about a good fight! πŸ™‚ Read More

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