Truth be told and a Lesson in Passivity

I’ve had two people who were my friends (in 2 different settings and neither knows one another) yell at me – yes not tell, not whispered, not stated, yelled at me this phrase that threw me off: “ANDREW, HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHY PEOPLE DON’T WANT TO HANG OUT WITH YOU, DO YOU WONDER WHY YOU…

The Passing of Teacher

On September 8th, 2013, the great Robert Koga Sensei passed away from Mesothelioma. He was in his 80s. Here’s a letter from the Koga household and from his school down in Southern California: Here’s a short description (via the Koga institute) of who he is. But what about who he is to me? He came…

Martial Discoveries: Predicting the McDojos

In this edition of Martial Discoveries… Articles: 1.) Not really martial related, but nonetheless a great example human willpower, a robber in Australia gets a bit of justice served to him in form of gross incompetence and horrible timing. The first sentence of the article states “a terrifying crime”. I didn’t see anything terrifying, I…