It’s always great to spend time with students. A recent class reminded me of this. While a portion helped me recognize some connections in the material, another still brought out the short-sightedness that students can have. It started with a question about praising students for their work and developed into a discussion about why people […]

Partnerships are required to be successful in all areas of life. Building a Business Partnership That Lasts Have you ever thought of your martial arts training as a partnership? I have been trying to develop partnerships with my students and other teachers from the beginning of my training. Too much of our society is about […]

The linked article was found on LinkedIn. It discusses, for the first time that I’ve seen, the horrible method of interviewing job-seekers. It also helps re-enforce my regular comment that the martial arts are about problem solving, not only self defense! What Problem Do You Solve? As part of martial arts training, we spend a […]

Attached here is a paper written by a Haidong Gumdo student, Andrew Chiu. Great students, like Andrew, make me keep going. Warrior and Black Belt Culture by Andrew Chiu (2013)