“Karate Gradings are like Christmas. You look forward to them. They are exciting. But then you open the last present, and it’s just...

What is there to do in lockdown? Train & read. And if the reading motivates training, all the better. “Living with a Seal” by Jesse Itzler

“There are four enemies one must defeat to become a person of knowledge.” This is the quote I am pondering from Carlos Castaneda. The...

“You start with the fundamentals (basics), get a solid foundation fuelled by understanding the principles of your discipline, then you ...

Practical Letters from a Stoic Master, with forward by Tim Ferris. Despite being written in Roman times, nearly two thousand ago, Seneca...

Hopefully the last of the porch presentations. Congratulations again to all students who earned their next belt. Kudos on the...

Years ago I was travelling down south with some American colleagues, and they were laughing at how excited Canadians get for Spring. While

Devised by David Goggins, the challenge is to run 4 miles every four hours for 48 hours, and in my case, break that up with a few...

This dates back to February and was posted on Facebook at the time, but I wanted to capture the memory here, just in case the Region is...

This is a great book. Hanshi Legacy has provided content for beginner and veteran martial artists alike. The book does a deep dive into...

A must-read book for all serious martial artists. This book is one of the most articulate books on Zen that I have read. From a first person

Classes are Thursdays, 10 am at the Woolwich Memorial Centre. Social distancing, and covid safe. If ever there was a time to destress,...

We just wrapped up our first week of covid-safe Karate classes, and after almost every one of these classes, the question asked was: “How...

“When in a fight to the death, one wants to employ all one's weapons to the utmost. To die with one's sword still sheathed is most...

Train outside! Whether in your backyard, on the beach, or in a park, it’s all awesome. There is a Japanese practice called ‘Shinrin-yoku’,

Last night I joined in a great interview with Superfoot Bill Wallace. He is a legitimate tenth degree black belt and a true pioneering...

Training with a mask is rough. A mask restricts airflow and forces you rebreathe air that’s richer in carbon dioxide.

This is how Steven Pressfield describes “The Obstacle is the Way” by Ryan Holiday. Everyone knows Jedi knights are just sci-fi martial...

And on that note, our 2019-2020 Karate season is over. First of all congratulations to all of the students who stuck with karate through...

Congratulations to all of my students! It’s motivating to me seeing everyone training each class. Karate isn’t for when life is easy....