Yearly Archives: 2009


What Does That Mean? What do I mean by “practice like you mean it”?  Well, it’s pretty simple.  The amount of work that you put into your practice will determine how much your technique will improve.  Sure, showing up for class is the first step, but working hard is imperative […]

Practice Like You Mean It


Seventeen Samurai came together last Friday evening for what became an event to remember. We had young samurai, old samurai, male samurai and female samurai. They all came together with the same purpose in mind. We came to witness advancement, martial arts at its best, and experience the concept of […]

The Seventeen Samurai


I have always been interested in dragons. They seem to go hand in hand with Martial Arts. I have dragons in my home, in my office and I sell dragons at the Dragonboat Festival every summer. I have even recently become even closer to my own personal dragon. The following […]

Enter The Dragon