So, it is exactly 8 weeks and two days since I had my operation at the Priory hospital. It is 2:45am and try as I might, I cannot sleep....

I was quite simply lost for words this week when I read a post on Facebook that Sensei Bob Poynton had died suddenly. I was surprised at...

It is always an interesting experience, as one year draws to a close, to look back with fondness on a year in life achieved, and all that...

So, it has been an extraordinarily interesting couple of weeks in the life and times of yours truly. I have had the unique joy of...

I had admired Sensei John Bruce over the years as an excellent competitor in both kata and kumite at the highest international level. His...

Well, it is quite frankly hard to believe that 6 months ago to the day, I was informed via a phone call from a cancer specialist at...

One of the things that I have started to realise as I get older, and my journey of learning continues with Shotokan Karate Do, is that as...

Watching someone that you care for suffer with dementia is a tough process. The thing is that even though you cannot see anything...

I was having a little think the other day about the people who inspired me on my journey in Karate and to be honest, when I stepped back...