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...
Teaching Children Impulse Control
Dr. Robyn Silverman - Author, Speaker, Child/Teen Development Expert and creator of the Industry's number one personal development / life skills / character education...
How Does your Ego Compare to your Life’s Accomplishments?
Over the past couple of decades, as I've gotten older and have begun paying more attention to my life’s accomplishments. I've not done this...
If Chuck Norris Could Answer the Call
If Chuck Norris could answer the call in his late 60's, could travel through Iraq under these circumstances, who was I to allow myself...
Casper Always Has To Be Right
I have an acquaintance of mine that is incredibly bright, very fit, extremely witty. I will refer to him as Casper. He has everything...
When You Feel Like Giving Up Because Things Are Too Tough
This is for good a friend of mine who is going through a really hard time right now and can't seem to shake it.
We...
The Wade’s of Russell Springs
You never know who you're talking with when you're talking to a child. They may be a professional athlete some day, the one who...
There is No Place Like Home Let’s Appreciate it
My son Alex and I just returned from a two-week trip to Nepal and there is no place like home. We were invited there...
Don’t Be A One-Upper
Don't Be A One-upper (A re-post from my book "Brief Moments of Clarity")
Several times in my life I've caught myself trying to outdo someone...
Quick Rappel with a Bowline Knot
Rappelling is a ton of fun. But what if all you have is a rope and the knowledge of how to tie a bowline...
Sensei Ryan Speaks Out About Life
Today Sensei Ryan Speaks Out about Life and his message will help make our lives better and more fulfilling. Did you lose contact with someone...
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...
Remembering Beginnings: My Blue Belt Test and Sport Karate
My Blue Belt Test
At today's test for my Blue Belt, we were introduced to Sport Karate point fighting and let me tell you it...
Master Aaron Banks and Old School . . . Osu
It is 1993, the vision of the Sport Karate Museum was already in my head and Johnny Kuhl had given me Master Aaron Bank's...
Martial Arts Faces
My recent trip to New York City taught me a lot about being a martial artist, and about being a person, after I took...
It’s Courage That Counts
The late John Wooden said, "Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts."
Today I saw courage in a way that...