I will always be beginning something new and will always be discovering my abilities.
Just another Saturday informal practice time. One of my sensei was showing me a way to set someone up for a crescent kick to the head. As I watched I casually put my gloved hand up to the side of my head whenever I saw Sensei’s leg come up for the kick. As Sensei explained … Continue reading “Gender and Age”
Earlier this week (Week of September 20th, 2015) I failed to adequately protect my face while sparring, and yep, I have bruises. It’s been 20 years since I’ve had a job in an office, not in a swimming pool. I didn’t think about what would happen the next morning. It’s a good thing my new … Continue reading “Gender Inequality”
I injured my left hand. No cool story, just a spazzy day for me. Somehow the ring finger of my left hand got caught in my gi sleeve during a bo kata. Later in the class I managed to clonk it with a tonfa. It didn’t hurt much at the time so I didn’t follow … Continue reading “Ain’t Got Nuthin’”
Disclaimer: Just like “Save the Whales” doesn’t mean other species are expendable, this blog post highlights challenges that some boys face. Of course most of the content of this blog applies to everyone else as well. “Boys will be boys.” In some contexts that’s true. I remember reading about a mother whose three-year-old twin boys … Continue reading “Body Autonomy for Boys”
Now that I have your attention… Gender, people! Gender! What were you thinking?!? Here’s where I’m coming from. For the vast majority of my life I have been hugely ignorant about the multitude of real live human beings who don’t fit the rigid definitions of “male” and “female” that I grew up with. This is … Continue reading “Sex and Karate”
