Bad Habits
A wealthy man requested an old scholar to wean his son away from his bad habits.
The scholar took the youth for a stroll through...
Maybe
Once upon the time there was an old farmer who had worked his crops for many years. One day his horse ran away. Upon...
Positive Comparisons Affect Your Martial Arts in Positive Ways
I’m not going to lie. There was a day when I made comparisons of myself with other martial artists. It was not so I...
First Empty Your Cup
Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen.
Nan-in served tea. He poured his...
The Lesson of the Forty Brooms
The stories you are about to read are true and have been lived out by the Old Sensei. There are lessons to be learned...
Sport Karate: Yesterday 1967 And 2005
Here is story you might have heard about in rumors or as the guys gathered after a tournament or from the source. The pioneer...
The Old Japanese Fisherman
I have many fond memories of martial arts events from my childhood in Hawaii. There are things I will never forget, like watching the...
Judo Reunion
At the age of seventeen I began studying Judo. Small and slight of build, but with an acumen for basketball none-the-less, I was finding...
First Karate Championship Live TV Broadcast
Here is a sport karate story you may have heard about in rumors or as the guys gathered after a tournament or maybe from...
The Stone Carver
There was once a great "Stone Carver" who longed to be even greater...
One day - he wished he could be all powerful...the next morning...
Transitions, From Student to Teacher
In this way Sensei Schneider seeks to assist me in making the transition from student to teacher of the martial arts.
I suspect that like...
True Humility
Interesting talk on the phone today with my old-time Judo Sensei, Don Schneider. Due to the vagaries of an article which appeared about him...
The Other Side
One day a young Buddhist on his journey home came to the banks of a wide river. Staring hopelessly at the great obstacle in...
The Day I Was Saved by Grand Master Jhoon Rhee
When Grand Master Jhoon Rhee heard of my endeavor with the Sports Karate Museum almost 20 years ago, he sent me personal autograph pictures...
There is Meaning to Rank in the Martial Arts
I don't understand why someone would fake their history and rank in the martial arts, it is their lineage, the lessons received and learned....
Push Beyond Your Limits
As a martial artist, I have this hope in the back of my mind that I will continually get better at what I do....