“I was having panic attacks,” Adele explains to the dinner party gathered at the local brewery. Around that large, high table we appear...

Face down. Prostrate on my belly. With my head turned to one side, one cheek smooshed and spread like a pancake on the griddle. That’s...

“It’s like we’re psychic,” Holly marvels. “How did you know what I was thinking?” I ask. We repeat the experiment. She shuts her eyes. I...

On the path toward correct perception, is there ever really any room for regret? Recently Mark Sensei asked us to consider the difference...

In my early years of aikido, connection was not emphasized. I first conceived of connection as something to break away from. Someone...

What is ki? It is one of the first questions that beginners ask. The best answer I know is “Keep practicing and find out.” But that comes...

I suspect that most people who practice a martial art have been asked a similar question. “Have you ever had to use tae kwon...

Mark Sensei commonly reminds us to move around our own center, regardless of what uke may be doing or not doing. After spending my entire...