From Legends of the Martial Arts MAsters edited by Susan Lynn Peterson For as long as he could remember, all Saito ever wanted to do was become and expert kyudo archer in the service of his lord.  For ten years, since he was only three years old, he had been practicing with a bow.  Soon […]

My final exams have been completed! Master Pearson was gracious enough to allow me the extra time to finish my finals before this weekly post, and I am extremely grateful. Not having to worry about writing an entire post was one less source of stress for the past few days. Now that I finished my […]

Last week (well this week if I had actually posted this on time – I was out of the country), I took a class at a local martial art school.  I have been taking classes there on and off (more off than on) for the past 20 years.  Even though the underlying technique of the […]

Bodhidharma once said: In countless ages gone by, I’ve turned from the essential to the trivial and wandered through all manner of existence, often angry without cause and guilty of numberless transgressions.  Now, though I do no wrong, I’m punished by my past.  Neither gods nor men can foresee when an evil deed will bear […]