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There are several things: 1. The first draft of my thesis is done. 2. I still have my job and will have it for a long time. 3. There are now lots of website updates! Check the sidebar, new [...]

I will not be able to blog until after Monday, March 17th because of the demands of my thesis draft.

We’re working wunsu kata, my second kata and not something traditionally taught to white belt students. But class is small this evening, just three black belts, a blue, and myself. My knee still [...]

Snow piles outside and inside there are piles of papers across my desk. The first draft of the thesis is due a week from Monday and I’ve finally gotten far enough to warrant actually printing [...]

Today was perhaps one of the worst days of work at the coffeehouse in my three years there. That, plus the stress of the draft thesis deadline were enough to make me wither by mid-afternoon, [...]

“1 in 10,000,” says Hanshi. “1 out of every 10,000 people who enroll in martial arts classes will become yudansha, black belt.” It’s after 8pm but no one cares. Hanshi’s giving us another chalk [...]

A torn meniscus. Maybe. That’s what Hanshi says. Hanshi, whose day job is as a DOM (doctor of Oriental medicine). Hanshi, who has had four knee surgeries. Hanshi who had to write a thesis to get [...]

Sitting out has always been a psychological challenge for me. So when I had to pull myself off the mat during Thursday night’s karate class, I actually started to cry. I’ve since rested as much [...]

Where do I start? Last week, two gigs with museums game through, asking for my writing for events that will involve some of the biggest coverage I’ve had to date. This week? First one, then two, [...]