Today, August 9th, marks the 73rd anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. Three days earlier, on August 6th, the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. This put an end to WWII . . .
It's a honor to call Sensei Jack Mumpower our teacher, to empty our cups and learn Tomiki Aikido principles as to taught to him personally by Mr. Tomiki himself in 1958 . . .
. . . these students proved that they had the necessary knowledge and skills to advance to a new level in martial arts! Congratulations to all, you definitely earned these belts!
A couple years ago, I perused Musashi's words, and in an effort to better understand his point, I decided to learn all of my katas with reverse rhythm . . .
Before suggesting that his style be renamed Chang Moo Kwan Do, Sensei Byung-in Yoon taught what he termed Kwon Bop Kong Soo Do at the Seoul, YMCA in the 1940's . . .
