A requirement I maintain for my Black Belts is to read certain books from a list that I have found…
“A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.” -Malcolm X Those who know me well, personally and professionally,…
I have heard it said that in an insane world, the only sane people are those that are insane. I’m…
If you see something, say something. This mantra became part of the American lexicon in the aftermath of 9/11. Suffice…
I am not lost on the irony that I am two days late in regard to when I usually spend…
When they push, you pull. When they pull, you push. This simple statement was one of the core principles taught…
Martial arts schools today focus on the ancillary benefits of training rather than the true purpose of the art itself.…
The recent case of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Georgia has once again raised the specter of a fractured society in…
“Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance, of justice: injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.” -Samuel Johnson “A hundred-year-old revenge…
There was a time in society, especially American society, that respect was a virtue. Younger generations were taught to respect…