Samurai

The Old Japanese Fisherman

I have many fond memories of martial arts events from my childhood in Hawaii. There are things I will never forget, like watching the...
Dane Harden's Living Lessons

What is a Knight in Shining Armor

I wasn't feeling like anyone's knight in shining armor "I was whining about the various ailments and injuries that have accrued over a lifetime spent...
Don Schneider, John Wallace, Donald Miskel

Judo Reunion

At the age of seventeen I began studying Judo. Small and slight of build, but with an acumen for basketball none-the-less, I was finding...
Dane Harden's Living Lessons

Bad Habits

A wealthy man requested an old scholar to wean his son away from his bad habits. The scholar took the youth for a stroll through...
Gary Lee Sport Karate Museum

Sport Karate: Yesterday 1967 And 2005

Here is story you might have heard about in rumors or as the guys gathered after a tournament or from the source. The pioneer...

Sport Karate Museum History Generals

Sport Karate History Generals are martial artists who have a "sport history" in the martial arts. History General's are men and women who are...
Blue Belt in Martial Arts

Remembering Beginnings: My Blue Belt Test and Sport Karate

My Blue Belt Test At today's test for my Blue Belt, we were introduced to Sport Karate point fighting and let me tell you it...
Dane Harden's Living Lessons

Maybe

Once upon the time there was an old farmer who had worked his crops for many years. One day his horse ran away. Upon...
Jim Harrison of American Bushidokan

First Karate Championship Live TV Broadcast

Here is a sport karate story you may have heard about in rumors or as the guys gathered after a tournament or maybe from...
Rank in the Martial Arts

There is Meaning to Rank in the Martial Arts

I don't understand why someone would fake their history and rank in the martial arts, it is their lineage, the lessons received and learned....
Dane Harden's Living Lessons

Carrying A Burden

Two monks were returning to the monastery in the evening. In that time when monks traveled they did so in pairs and were forbidden...
Transitions from Student to Teacher

Transitions, From Student to Teacher

In this way Sensei Schneider seeks to assist me in making the transition from student to teacher of the martial arts. I suspect that like...
The Leo Fong Martial Arts Connection

The Leo Fong Martial Arts Connection

The stories you are about to read are true and are as accurate as the old sensei remembers. There are many lessons learned at...
Bruce Lee on Limits

Push Beyond Your Limits

As a martial artist, I have this hope in the back of my mind that I will continually get better at what I do....
Liinda Denley

The Great Linda Denley

Margret Beasley earned seven Golden Greek Awards from Texas, the highest number ever awarded since the death of Demetrius "The Golden Greek" Havanas in...
40 Brooms

The Lesson of the Forty Brooms

The stories you are about to read are true and have been lived out by the Old Sensei. There are lessons to be learned...