Year: 2009

Distance Training

Over the years, I saw lots of students leave the school. Many of these long-time students were also family members. Most of them still wish […]

You’ve seen the television trope where a young woman in heels leaves the well-lit streets in a bad neighborhood to venture down a dark alley. […]

I remember talking with my uncle, a Vietnam vet and 1st Lieutenant in the US Army, about the similarities between sports and combat. He told […]

I grew up watching Jackie Chan movies. His movies are slapstick Kung-Fu comedies, and it is obvious he and the other actors have excellent skills […]

My parents bought me an action figure when I was a child. I loved it because it looked so cool. The figure was ready for […]

I have attended many weddings over the years. When one of my favorite songs starts to play, the Chicken Dance, it draws guests of all […]

I made a mistake at my fourth-degree black belt test. Grandmaster (GM) Gascon called me up, “Bagnas, get up here.” I was sitting crisscross, so […]

When I was a child, I remember watching many cartoon shows on Saturday mornings, such as Bugs Bunny and Woody Woodpecker. A classic gag used […]

That fateful punch to the solar plexus during sparring. I was a yellow belt just learning to spar with my fellow students. As a young […]

One of Sijo Bruce Lee’s famous quotes, “Be like water, my friend” is appropriate for Kempo. These are some of the qualities of water we […]