The Arts Observed: The Open Road

How are they faring out there, the martial arts we know and love? Times are tough, seas are stormy for a such a discipline in an undisciplined age. On the other hand this is an art that holds on like a weed on a mountainside. We like to keep our eyes open for the visible and our ears alert for the invisible. In this case, in the little town of Brookings, Oregon, we found ourselves driving past this studio. It recalled to us earlier days, a bit of the "old school" literally. Feast your eyes on this festively festooned oasis of the arts.