Congratulations to Ric Martin and his daughter Erica on their well deserved front cover presentation.

Last year while I was traveling in the Tampa area on business I had a couple of free hours before my flight back home to Boston. I had an opportunity to train at Ric’s showcase dojo which had ...

Bill,

Thank you for the kind words. I know that they are truely from the heart.

Just a few words on what's been happening. My training has been Uechi heaven.

Along with my usual workouts with Van sensei, my friend Carlos and I have been training together for the past couple of months.

I train ...

"Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd, Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn'd. "

Dear Al,
I'm so very glad to hear that you are ok. You were missed on these forums and especially at the Hut. I hope that you are able to return to both undertakings quickly. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Great subject. I have found that doing all the kata from the opposite side is helpful. Selecting particular movements from the kata you are having difficultly with and doing those over and over is helpful. Try doing as many things as you can the opposite way and see what happens. For example, try ...

My question was related to your finding yourself with a clean shot at the sniper while he was in the process of snuffing someone's life

Van, as always, you cut right through the bullsh## and get right to the core of the situation. When there is no question about what is happening. You see him ...

Bill,
I'm amazed that John Entwistle lived as long as he did. Look at Keith Richards. He's a walking miracle. Just goes to show how incredible the human body really is. It's able to be slowly poisoned for years and still keep going. Outside of acute poisonings i.e. Jimi Hendrix, Janice Joplin, Keith ...

Last year I had a very painful elbow problem. I couldn't even swing a hammer. If I forgot about my elbow and tried to pick up anything, the pain made me sick. I found that vast quantities of ice, proper stretching, more ice, rest and even more ice helped the healing process. The toughest thing was ...