My ski companion decided to take a break and have a beer. I left her sitting outside in the snow on a lawn chair in the broad area at the...

I felt dismayed. In the midst of preparing for my first aikido test—consisting of 10 techniques—I made the mistake of asking one of the...

As the milk for my morning’s cappuccino was frothing, I tore off yesterday’s page from our daily Zen calendar. Today’s quote was brief:...

One Tuesday evening in August, 1992, I left work after a 12-hour shift, climbed onto my motorcycle, and headed for the dojo. My 4th...

In my early years of aikido, connection was not emphasized. I first conceived of connection as something to break away from. Someone...

I suspect that most people who practice a martial art have been asked a similar question. “Have you ever had to use tae kwon...

I never expected to fall in love again. For several months, my wife Adele had been taking tai chi at the community college. After class,...