I no longer train in a traditional martial arts school. I no longer go to a place where I take my shoes off and line up with my classmates. I no longer take belt tests to advance my rank. Instead I have a teacher who lives a ten-hour drive away. She offers me and herContinue reading “Expansion of the Martial Arts”
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I Will Be Teaching at PAWMA Camp!
Below is a little bit about an upcoming class I’ll be teaching this October at the Pacific Association of Women Martial Artists’ annual training camp. I still need to sign the teacher agreement, make travel arrangements, register for camp, flesh out the class plans, and teach practice classes, but I’m well on my way! HoorayContinue reading “I Will Be Teaching at PAWMA Camp!”
Training Journal 08.08.2022
In my life and in my practice lately, I feel like I’ve been fighting too hard, trying too hard, pushing too hard. I end up breaking myself again and again. Part of this is an expression of grief. My heart has been broken recently– by the death of my father, my mother’s stroke, challenges withContinue reading “Training Journal 08.08.2022”
Shanti System Camp 2022
Last week I traveled to British Columbia to train with my Tai Chi teacher, Master Shanti. She is a woman I met sometime around 2007 at PAWMA camp, the camp put on by the Pacific Association of Women Martial Artists. From the first class I took with her, I could see she offered something differentContinue reading “Shanti System Camp 2022”
Protected: Wednesdays with Sandy
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Michelle Folk Johnson 