Tatsu Dojo Martial Arts And Fitness

The term "martial arts" has always has an ominous connotation; a potentially lethal set of skills and uncommon fighting ability. And the...

One of the most difficult and important lessons of martial arts training is the art of follow through. Essentially, it means completing...

I recently read and article on LinkedIn written by a captain in the United States Air Force. The headline reads something like, "I was...

I had a lot of great training in the military, and one of the most difficult certifications I had to go through was the Combat Medic...

Jujutsu has become more or less a household name for martial arts. This is mostly due to some pretty fantastic branding and promotion...

We are going to offer something this year at the dojo that I originally said I would not do; we’re going to start teaching kids. Not...

I have often written about what an honor it was for me to serve in the military and I had a fantastic career. There's not a day that...

We recently had a black belt test here at the dojo, and like all of the ones before, it was one for the books. The young lady who tested...

As most of you know, I'm a rather conservative gent; not brought up in a bubble by any means. For example, my folks were fluid in the...

Like most people, I have a couple of little artifacts I keep in my office; pictures of family and friends, a cheap little dog figurine in...

In January, 1997, away from my family once again. We were stationed at Malmstrom AFB in Montana. I had been away on temporary duty in...

After retiring from the military and returning home, I wanted to open up a martial arts class in my community, similar to what I had done...

If you have ever been a Bruce Lee fan, you probably know that he was not only in incredible martial artist and actor, but also very much...

I spent another long day in another hospital yesterday, waiting for news on another woman I love who is battling cancer. Different time,...

My sister and I have an on-going, laughter-filled discussion on the subject of Purgatory. We keep saying we’re going to have a podcast...

If you stay in the military long enough, you realize that it has become your career, if that wasn’t already your intention, and you start...

We get occasional inquires as to the type of karate we teach here at the dojo and some times we lose potential students because, I...

Making videos that accurately depict what we do here at the dojo is one of the most challenging aspects to promoting our school. Truth...

My sister Michelle and I were riding our bikes down the hill in front of our house during the summer in 1971. This was a first for me...

Before joining the Air Force, I originally signed up for the Army National Guard. It was the 80s, and President Regan was pouring money...