In 1971 I moved out of a University of Texas dorm and into a house that I shared with friends. In those days in Austin, you could get a...

“The average person today is less mobile than a worm,” Mark Sensei declares in the middle of warmups. He makes this point while the...

My ski companion decided to take a break and have a beer. I left her sitting outside in the snow on a lawn chair in the broad area at the...

On Monday, March 6th, DSBK launches a 4-week INTRO CLASS series. Participants who complete the course will attain a 6th kyu belt rank —...

The attacker lunged for Lisa. She deftly shifted back a few inches out of reach. She gripped his hand. She made a graceful pivot....

Participants who complete the course will attain a 6th kyu belt rank — step one of six on the way to a black belt. Plus a wealth of...

Our dojo is good evidence that bouncing back from a global catastrophe takes time and persistence. Improved class attendance, expanded...

DSBK and Silverton School Launch Unique Learning Enrichment for Kids Awe froze the crowd to stillness as the regiment marched in unison...

DSBK Offers First Post-Covid Kyu Test Sensei called out the first technique to be demonstrated on the test. Mike Boeckman listened to the...

DSBK continues to survive and thrive a wearying global pandemic. According to national statistics on martial arts dojos, vast numbers of...

September. Here, at 8000 feet, any night a freeze may come. One late snowpea plant is still blossoming. The rest are going brown, and...

I felt dismayed. In the midst of preparing for my first aikido test—consisting of 10 techniques—I made the mistake of asking one of the...

Surrounded by snow drifts with an icy river trickling nearby, the assembly under the pavilion swung their swords and gasped for breath....

DSBK weathered many a storm in 2020. In the end, we find that the practice we’ve invested on the mat being flexible, responsive, and...

Introspection Comes to America “Turn off your mind Relax and float downstream It is not dying It is not dying” I was 13 and the sound...

We are living in a time of great change. Change comes with uncertainty. For many people, uncertainty creates anxiety. We can’t eliminate...

“The mountain lion was hunting and running towards me as I came around a corner,” Taylor explained. He too was hunting when the animal...

Ahhh. There’s nothing like a good sword-slinger movie set in a historic and/or fanciful Asian world. Any Kurosawa film belongs on the...

In my last post I discussed two Japanese words–awase and musubi— are slightly different concepts of connecting with a partner’s energy. I...

Aikido is a Japanese martial art. Although it is practiced around the world, its cultural context is important. From the uniform to the...