Let Odin Take the Wheel
The mugger jumps out of nowhere, demanding your wallet and threatening you and your date. You, in turn, jump into action! You will not be a victim today! You knock the knife out of his [...]
Reality vs. Mystical
Since the beginning of time mankind has always searched, created and believed in something beyond our perceived reality. From mythical beasts, gods, mind altering drugs to magic, anything that isn't within our current grasp of [...]
Humility
A lesson in Humility...through humiliation. It's November of 1994, I have just recently turned 14 and am only a few weeks into my training in Taekwondo. I am still a white belt, but learning fast. [...]
Forms
I challenge you to a Form-off! It's been awhile since I've geeked out on technical stuff in martial arts, so if you're not a martial artist, you may not get much from this article. If [...]
A Candle in the Dark
Not the torturer will scare me Nor the body's final fall Nor the barrels of death's rifles Nor the shadows on the wall Nor the night when to the ground The last dim star of [...]
Soft as a Rock, Hard as a Pillow
Most have heard of and have a general understanding of Yin and Yang. Most understand that they are opposites, one is hard the other soft, one black, the other white. However, most don't fully understand [...]