Teacher, Friends And Peers Photo copyright Kumiko Yamada 2015 I wrote most of this while recovering from my most recent trip to J...

I noticed that I’ve been writing about what things aren’t quite often lately. This is an attempt to write about what something is.  What ...

My favorite Judo teacher, Hikkoshiso Sensei, was an impervious 55 year old 6dan when I met him. He loved randori, but most people in the la...

                Budo practice is intense and serious business.  After all, we are practicing techniques for hurting and killing each other...

I write a lot about my teachers, how important they are to me, what they teach me and our relationship.   With a few exceptions thoug...