Chess Boxing – are you serious? I was watching television when the most unusual sporting event came on, which both intrigued me and mystified me. There inside a boxing ring were two fighters in standard boxing gear sitting in the middle of the ring playing CHESS! I had heard of

Introduction Carlos Ray Norris, aka Chuck Norris, passed away on March 19, 2026. Despite what the AI generated photo of he and I might suggest, I never had the opportunity to meet him. Despite that, he was a constant presence in my life through movies, TV, and martial arts. He

What’s the answer to authentic Kata? Is there one? Does it depend on your perspective? Do we mean authentic in the sense of Kata origins and traditional standards, or do we mean authentic Kata in the sense that we are working at it for some personal reason. Are we training

(The Budokai Samurai 2025 Summer Games Demonstration in St. John’s NL) It’s been just over a year since we started the Samurai program, a traditional Shotokan karate program for students who have diverse support needs.  In the current class, we have students with developmental/cognitive delays, low muscle tone, and some

      “The progression of a painter’s work, as it travels from time to time from point to point, will be toward clarity.” Introduction If you have trained in a Japanese martial art for any length of time, you have likely encountered the concept of 守破離, Shuhari. You may