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2009
17
Sep
Having been practically chained to my computer for the past week, I’d been looking forward to getting outside to soak up some of that glorious Florida sunshine this morning. Doubly so, because I’d booked the first of my private training sessions in Pekiti Tirsia of the year with my buddy Dino Martinez for first [...]
2009
20
Jul
Lack of time has kept me from updating here for far longer than I would have liked, but for most of the last year while I’ve been out of the country, I’ve been a lot better about keeping up my training than last time.
I have often sung the praises of Andre Martin, and it [...]
2008
6
Feb
As soon as Octavia and I moved out of our hotel in Pasay City last month, I began looking in earnest for a Pekiti-Tirsia Kali instructor. I was very lucky that a friend-of-a-friend used to be involved in the URCC (more or less the Filipino UFC), and that he very kindly introduced me to [...]
2007
23
Oct
It took me a couple of days to recover from the busyness of the earlier part of this week, so this blog is currently operating in a bit of a timewarp while I post articles that would otherwise have gone up a few days ago. I hope it doesn’t irritate you too much [...]
2007
26
Sep
Last time I returned to England, I lived for a short time in unfamiliar territory, and spent a week auditioning local martial arts. After some deliberation, I happily settled on Wing Chun, but had no sooner started than Customs forced me to leave England. This time around, I’ve been lucky enough to be [...]
2007
19
Aug
Long time readers might remember that, after almost 20 years of traveling the length and breadth of England while training in dozens of martial arts clubs and styles, I went through a martial arts mid-life crisis between 2001 and 2003. I earned my Tae Kwon-Do 1st Dan in 2001, and with the rush of [...]
