Many years ago, when I was a young, I used to hang out in Master Pearson’s office at our full time school (this was way back in the day, for all you old time IME fans out there, when the office was in its second location which later became the lobby between the Yin and […]

Weekly Greetings. Yes, it has also been my plan to write about the winter retreat this week. As Master Pearson said we do share a lot about it, and though it may become repetitive for people who do not attend our annual Winter Retreat, it is such a perspective- changing experience that I want to […]

As some of you might know, I’m currently finishing up my newest book, “Do Meditation”. Other than a ton of pictures having to be taken, the book, for the most part, is finished. Recently, I have been thinking a lot about meditation, partially because I have been finishing the book, but also because I have […]

Greetings, This past weekend, in case you didn’t watch the video, I was very fortunate to host Hagsaeng Naebu at my home in West Hartford, CT.  It was my honor to have my classmates as well as Master Pearson in my home.  Master Pearson also did a tremendous amount of speaking and participating in the […]

Greetings, Let me begin by saying how stoked I am for this year’s Winter Retreat. What…you haven’t registered yet!!!??? Do it now…https://events.membersolutions.com/event_detail.asp?content_id=29812 I’m looking forward to my warm bed at Gorham and the smell of burning breakfast accompanying the fire department (I’ve already promised no fires this year!).  I can’t wait for the return of […]

Greetings! For those of you who don’t know what I do professionally you should read my bio before reading this post, otherwise it won’t make sense to you.  With all the holidays my people experience between the end of September and the end of October, this is undoubtedly the most stressful time of the year […]

I would be doing a post about something I read about or just recently learned, but sometimes things don’t work out the way you planned. This post is actually going to involve meditation (like Mr. Walsh’s!). I’m going to explain a situation I recently experienced, in which I was overwhelmed with fear. So in the […]

As embarrassed as I am to say it, I haven’t always been the best at maintaining my meditation practice.  Ever since my first blackbelt retreat when I was sixteen years old, I have known of the values of meditation.  From that time, I meditated now and then, sometimes maintaining a meditation schedule for a few […]

Last week I posted about the book I am reading, A Path To Liberation. This week as I continue to read and gain more inspiration and insight into martial arts, I will continue to attempt to share some of the important things I am learning from this book. Herman Kauz, the author, shares his thoughts about self-defense […]

O Sensei, the founder of Aikido. Master Shaffer once mentioned that O Sensei, the founder of Aikido, had an order in which things should be done in a self-defense situation.  I have been wanting to find the specific quote. I found this quote in a preview of the book Complete Aikido: Aikido Kyohan: The Definitive […]