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San Francisco

I got to spend last week wandering around San Francisco while heather was attending a non-profit technology conference. One of the highlights was meeting up with long time tai chi player Valerie Barntsen for some push hands in St. Mary’s park. And a wonderful...

book review

No, not another review of content. Time has shown that Musashi’s Book of Five Rings has some game. You can read the Amazon.com reviews here. This is more about Kodansha International (of Japan) and the fine books they have produced. A joy to hold, read…and...

Stoic Daoism

During a routine check of the martial arts section at Smith Family Bookstore, all of the usual titles were there – and an oddly almost empty shelf. In the middle of the shelf was a single, old, hardbound book – completely out of place. The book as an...