by Ken | Jul 24, 2007 | Everyday Life, Martial Arts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruyi It’s a simple object. A backscratcher actually, with centuries of significance in Chinese culture. So why did I think it was an ancient carpeting tool all these years until a push-hands partner from China showed me otherwise?...
by Ken | May 25, 2007 | Martial Arts
{finally being tweaked and here published} Introduction I never considered myself a Tai Chi master. The two main reasons for this is that first, I am not a master in that art, and secondly, that I am honest about it. I am and always have been a scholar — a...
by Ken | May 18, 2007 | Martial Arts
I’m making the occassional Tai Chi class again at Red Dragon in the McKinley Mall. The plan is for when Sifu Bob Gott (the owner) goes to China for 10 days to be tested on his Tai Chi that I will lead the classes while he is gone. I thought I would be rusty,...
by Ken | Jan 12, 2006 | Business & Work, Martial Arts
This had been weighing on me even now that it’s over. A couple of you know the situation, some don’t. But I am always about setting the record straight. Or at least trying to. Some people who know me feel that I handled leaving my teaching situation badly....
by Ken | Jul 23, 2005 | Martial Arts, Woodworking & Other Projects
Today I constructed my first lightsaber. I am currently helping instruct at the local Jedi Academy (www.TheNorthRidge.com). At first I was brought in to assist with choreography, and using Tai Chi to make their movements more natural and graceful. Anyway, no one seems...
by Ken | Feb 17, 2005 | Martial Arts
It started sometime earlier this year. I was contemplating why my martial art techniques didn’t work in my dreams. I always fell prey to the assumption it was just part of the dream – something to be interpreted. It was a recurring “theme”...
