Blog Feed: Lyons" Trek

I'm Back At It

Published on 2011-09-25 13:27:00

Well, it looks like I'm back at it. The tournament tour beckons me once again. I will keep everyone updated on my progress.Oh, and thanks to all of you who have commented recently. You were part of my decision to give it another try > read more

Oh well. It was good while it lasted.

Published on 2009-03-28 10:11:00

So my quest to storm the karate circuit has taken a drastic change of course. I had the unfortunate news that I will need to have surgery to replace a torn acl in my right knee.I have known for four years that there was a small tear in the acl, but i > read more

Shh. Do you hear that?

Published on 2009-01-19 13:59:00

I found this when I visited Julieanne's blog "Be Inspired Today"."A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin;it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it w > read more

Basic Stances

Published on 2009-01-17 09:45:00

A note of concern. We have allowed the world to tell us that there are differences that matter. I'm taller so I'm better. You're stronger so you are better. We have become a fractioned Goju world. And while I am not saying that this is going to be a > read more

All In The Name

Published on 2009-01-15 18:41:00

For many of us the names of karate techniques have had a confusing journey. This is especially true for martial artists from the US. Depending on where we were trained and what our lineage happens to be, we could have had a strong or weak translation > read more

It's Personal

Published on 2009-01-08 20:18:00

Kata is a very personal practice. For years I believed that it should remain the same. Remain a sttic practice. We strived to keep the kata looking the same way as when we learned it. But time is the best of teachers (youtube helps a little too).I re > read more

What are we?

Published on 2008-12-31 13:36:00

Ever since attending a recent karate tournament I have been puzzled. What are we doing?  As I watched the tournament unfold, I kept asking myself one question. What has our martial arts world become? Yeah, I understand the ideology of bushido. I und > read more

I'm joining Leo in making a personal commitment!

Published on 2008-12-29 14:09:00

I am joining Leo Babauta and Zen Habits for his The Power of Less New Year’s ChallengeI am commited to doing yoga and meditation every morning for the next thirty days.This commitment will help me start a great new (and positive) habit to enrich m > read more

Back on Track

Published on 2008-11-17 06:03:00

After dealing with a horrible back issue, I'm back on track. I had a great workout this morning. We also had a fantastically informative class on saturday. Tracey, shard some info about an article written by Malcom Gladwell. In the article Gladwell d > read more

A New Day

Published on 2008-11-05 06:54:00

Well, we have a new President. We should all look to a new day. Sorry for the lapse in postings, I've been dealing with a few set backs (my back has been a mess). But things are looking up. Should be back to full work outs by the end of this week. > read more

Knee braces, meditation, and being better

Published on 2008-10-08 05:32:00

I've lost another 3 lbs as of today. Down to 201. My knew brace arrived yesterday. It was custom fit by J-K Prosthetics in Mt. Vernon, NY. Lynn did a great job. The support it's giving is just what I needed to move without feeling like my knee was ab > read more