I have been, I think, very fortunate looking back on just how my life and times have been influenced by my life-long journey with...

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

I had the chance to think long and hard about just how I should plan the lesson for what was to be the last Karate lesson held at what...

So here we are in January 2019, and I am delighted to say that Enso, like myself, has survived a year. Hard to think that just over a...

I was reflecting recently on the experience of taking black belt examinations that I have taken over the decades on my journey of study...

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

I read a post on Facebook, recently and it got me thinking about how many people who join a dojo actually end up getting the coveted...

So, there we were. Black belts only, on a cold, dark, wet, Wednesday in January. We had all made the effort to get ourselves to the dojo...

Can you ever remember a time in your Karate journey when you thought to yourself: "God, this is hard. I am not sure that I can ever do...