After 40 years of active training, learning, guiding and study in the martial arts I though it time to share ideas and thoughts with the martial arts community and those inteerested in martial arts.

I am a passionate student of the arts (still) and I have seen a lot of changes in attitudes and approaches since early 1973.  Generally there is a much more open attitude to studying the martial arts and students are often encouraged to study more than one art.  That's a good thing. That wasn't the case 40 years ago.

The arts have, more than any other activity defined who I am. For some I am a friend or a father or a business associate, or a teacher or a student etc etc. But to all I am a martial artist.

I encourage and questions or comments. I am sure we won't always agree but perhaps through constructive discussion we can all learn and grow from each other.