There are two kinds of people, as Robert Benchley wrote, “Those who divide everyone into two kinds of people and those who don’t.” When we are talking about Kung Fu styles—good ones only, please—we often encounter another two-way path. Before I even go into this, let me tell you that this causes a lot of […]
Aug
26
2014
26
2014
Aug
20
2013
20
2013
The Hardest Thing
There are many things about the martial arts that are just plain hard. The training can be rigorous, the stances agonizing, the competition unfair and disappointing, the raise in skill levels infrequent. But without a doubt one of the hardest things in the martial arts is to leave. Paul Simon had a song, “Fifty Ways […]
Oct
6
2011
6
2011
