Sandan Program (Kendo)

Being a kendo nidan is being a person just outside a window display looking in. Then again, that is … More

Horse Stance

I was chatting with a co-worker and she told me about her experience in equestrian sports and how, as a … More

Such a fundamental act and yet something that many people never consider. Functionally, the body’s demand for air causes inhalation … More

The New York Times health section ran this article about “middle aged spread” in men by Gina Kolata (who looks … More

I felt like this last night at kendo. The heat in the gym was stifling with the outside temperature outside … More

This is such bullshit. A low-fat guacamole marketed with the word “guilt” is both anachronistic (are we living in the … More

I was chatting with a friend about kendo, specifically about the need to swing smoothly without tension slowing one down. … More

Who lives, who dies, and why. This is part of the title of Deep Survival, a book about why some … More

I participated in the University of Washington’s 2013 Taikai (kendo tournament) today and it was a mostly positive experience for … More

I injured myself in CrossFit last year (no one’s fault but my own – too much weight and too fast) … More