Today is my dad’s birthday, and today is also Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. When people would point out to my dad that he shared his birthday with MLK, he would say, “Yup! Good people were born on this day!” He would smile, and this would elicit a smile from the person who broughtContinue reading “MLK/My Dad/Work”
Category Archives: Teaching
Self-Defense Success!
On Sunday I taught in a martial arts school for the first time in ten years. Holy cow! I’m so glad to be back. I have a great feeling about teaching at North Portland Martial Arts & Movement-– Sifu Michael is making me feel very welcome and appreciated. Sunday’s class was self-defense, and I startedContinue reading “Self-Defense Success!”
Self-Defense at NPMAAM
Starting in December I will be leading self-defense classes for women and nonbinary folks at my friend Sifu Michael’s school, North Portland Martial Arts & Movement. We have two December dates scheduled with the intention to continue the series as a weekly class starting in January. Yay! Dates: Sunday, December 3rd & Sunday December 10thContinue reading “Self-Defense at NPMAAM”
Self-Defense Mindset?
Self-defense can be a mindset, a way of life. It’s a way of life I’ve been living since I first took martial arts classes as a young teenager. But is it a healthy mindset, a healthy way of life? As a student in my first tae kwon do school in the 90’s, the focus ofContinue reading “Self-Defense Mindset?”
Kids Martial Arts Classes?
This fall I’m considering teaching kids martial arts classes. A big sticking point that has kept me from teaching martial arts classes recently has been that I’m no longer part of a traditional martial arts school. This means that anything I teach kids will be sort of system-less, not part of a larger martial organization.Continue reading “Kids Martial Arts Classes?”
Michelle Folk Johnson 