Tag: karate
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February 25, 2008 11:11 AM EST --
I used to be a karate student. I began studying Okinawan karate when I was 17 years old. I loved it. It was hard, challenging, it pushed me to my physical and psychological limits. And after four long . . . more
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March 15, 2006 09:36 AM EST --
This morning I needed to mail something FedEx. My husband was out of FedEx envelopes. With both of us working from home today there was no way I could think of to get an envelope and get the document out . . . more
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April 06, 2008 09:14 AM EDT --
For the past couple of years, my nephews have been quite involved with martial arts. They are ages 7 and 10. Yesterday was their annual tournament in a neighboring town. The youngest one had never won . . . more
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November 12, 2007 12:35 PM EST --
KARATE BEGAN in the fifth century BC as a set of mind-strengthening exercises. Legend says that it was brought to a small forest temple in China by a Zen Buddhist monk named Bodhidharma (Bo-dee-darma) . . . more
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October 11, 2006 08:12 PM EDT --
When my daughter was young she took karate. My wife and I cannot remember exactly how old she was. We think she was about twelve at the oldest. I don't want to call and ask her now because I don't . . . more
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April 15, 2007 11:06 PM EDT --
JOLENE'S ENCOUNTER
It was raining brutally the day Jolene hailed a cab in the city. Usually Jolene walked to her job at the city bank on 3rd and Rochester for her daily exercise but . . . more
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August 01, 2007 08:04 PM EDT --
PROLOGUE
"Bend your hips and let your butt do the steering!"
Saturday night at the Black Swan started out badly and ended worse. . . . more
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April 25, 2007 01:14 PM EDT --
Hello my little Gather friends! This is Pete. Because I'm on the road so much with shows, it gets hard to post on here every day. But I don't want your questions and thoughts to go unanswered, . . . more
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May 04, 2007 08:28 PM EDT --
April 28th
We had the craziestcoolest day yesterday! We went to this place called "city museum" in St. Louis. Basically it's a playground of slides and caves made strictly . . . more
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September 02, 2008 08:20 AM EDT --
Images of the martial arts in popular culture from books to movies to competitive sports help drive children's imaginations. Introducing children to martial arts can provide an exciting way to . . . more
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April 16, 2007 12:28 PM EDT --
i had a great week. 'sweep the leg' is now being spun on xm satellite radio. woohoo! we had a great show at the cutting room in new york on friday night. last night we played at grape street in . . . more
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April 18, 2007 10:10 AM EDT --
Austin, Texas for SXSW.what a time. We played the Pure Volume stage at the
festival, America's most important music conference, and it was a privilege
to play on that particular stage since everyone's . . . more
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December 16, 2005 06:10 PM EST --
This is a draft chapter from Hall's Wood , my memories of cutting wood in my 20s. If you like it, also check out Goodenough Road , 3 Cords a Day , Mr. Forget'is Name Who . . . more
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April 09, 2007 11:45 AM EDT --
Hello NMK fans everywhere...G4TV just finished putting together a fantastic piece with William Zabka and Pete Mitchell from NMK on the making of the Sweep the Leg video! This is sure to please . . . more
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March 06, 2007 08:07 PM EST --
Our son just got a new belt tonight.It's blue with a gold stripe.The sensei has changed the belt ranking system so now it will take longer for kids to get from one color to another.This is good.But . . . more
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April 25, 2007 12:31 PM EDT --
We made it onto VH1.com's "Funny Ass Videos". Click on the link and you'll see that the second video that comes up after Fall Out Boy's video is ours! Thanks VH1!
http://www.vh1.com/vspot/player.jhtml?name=music&launchedFrom=/ . . . more
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August 05, 2007 02:22 PM EDT --
Sunday. It's cloudy and gray. The sun is beginning to peek through the clouds-I can see it creating shadows on my balcony. I just read an article by Karen T. that really struck a . . . more
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January 28, 2008 11:21 AM EST --
Yesterday, in spite of a sprained toe (that is now healing) and an ache in my right side (that turned out to be a displaced rib), I had my test for my orange belt at my karate dojo. The test was . . . more
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June 13, 2008 12:44 PM EDT --
Finally I have a moment to sit and write. I've been working extra in my karate dojo this week because the Head person is on vacation. I love working there, but I am glad to have this . . . more
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March 27, 2007 08:40 AM EDT --
One of our Karate club's, Brown Belt teenagers, was kicked in the head last night with a beautifully timed mawashigeri (roundhouse kick). He was stunned, shocked and bewildered. He was ok, the karate . . . more
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