Martial Thoughts

Written by Sensei on April 19, 2007

Meditation Point #80

I was standing in the park wondering why frisbees got bigger as they get closer. Then it hit me. – Unknown 🙂 Some times we just lack perspective, often it takes a smack in the head to help us gain it! Read More

Written by Sensei on April 18, 2007

How to call the police

Self-Defense

The following is a True Story… George Phillips of Meridian, Mississippi was going up to bed when his wife told him that he’d left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window.George opened the back door to go turn off the light, but saw that there were people Read More

Written by Sensei on April 17, 2007

Meditation Point #79

A Zen Thing

Nothing will work unless you do. – – Maya Angelou This is my new favorite quote. Read More

Written by Sensei on April 16, 2007

What’s in your food?

Recipes and Health Facts

In our zeal for a “global economy” we (American’s) tend to forget that very few other countries have standards as high as ours. Nor are there as many health protections… China’s food safety woes expand overseas. The list of Chinese food exports rejected at American ports reads like a chef’s nightmare: pesticide-laden pea pods, drug-laced Read More

Written by Sensei on April 16, 2007

Exploiting Our Safety Zone

News

As reported in the Baltimore Sun. A Maryland boy was burned by acid on school slide. A 2 1/2 -year-old boy was severely burned Saturday afternoon, April 14, at the playground of a Middle River, MD, elementary school after going down a slide doused in sulfuric acid and landing in a pool of the corrosive Read More

Written by Sensei on April 13, 2007

Made it….

Quotes

It is Friday 🙂 Nothing else matters today, I made it. But there was this one thing… I got a fortune the other day….To understand is hard. Once one understands, action is easy.…Now usually I like my fortunes or at least find them amusingly useful, however this one annoys me. I’m not buying it. Perhaps Read More

Written by Sensei on April 12, 2007

Training Notes – The Easy Way

Training notes

Some students just don’t get it. Perhaps that’s you… To sound like a 90 year old, everything in life worth attaining takes hard work and commitment. This harsh truth is often ignored by many of us (all of us at one point or another). Most often we ignore this fact because we think we have Read More

Written by Sensei on April 11, 2007

Blueberry Coconut Smoothie

Recipes and Health Facts

After you watch this video you will need to run to the grocery store and get the ingredients! Very well done piece and given all the reading I have been doing on the health benefits of blueberries I couldn’t resist posting this recipe…Enjoy! Read More

Written by Sensei on April 10, 2007

Meditation Point #78

A Zen Thing

One day, while addressing a crowd, the popular Zen master Bankei was being heckled by a Nichiren Buddhist priest. The priest was yelling out, “I don’t understand a single word you’re saying!” Bankei called out and said, “Come closer and I’ll explain it.” The priest walked closer in the midst of the crowd. Bankei said, Read More

Written by Sensei on April 9, 2007

Kyokushin Versus Kung Fu