Golden Sword Tai Chi

Is an old Chinese saying. It literally means to endure hardship. So what does it mean? Well, it could be mean not caving in to instant gratification. For example, don’t have the $5 Starbucks coffee every day. Save $5 a day for s...
Wendi sent me this a couple of days ago. Cracked me up and made my day at the same time. Hope the animation shows.
When you practice, focus on the idea more than the form.
...does not mean to beat many people down, but to lift many people up...
Today was a gorgeous day. Visited my dad’s grave and was very heartened to see all the American flags all over the cemetery. Hope everyone has a great long weekend. And never forget. After the cemetery, lunch. It i...
Had lunch with my buddy, Lopaka. The nice waitresses at Thai Village Mililani told us some of their favorites to try. The fat noodles, pad see ew was a concensus between both of them. As you can see, we were hungry and did not even...
Happy Birthday, Pumpkin! Girls always ask for birthday bannock. For 18th birthday, I added cacao to the chocolate chip sea salt bannock. Girls really liked it. And Popo came for dinner. I made harm ha bittermelon with swee...
Recently, I was speaking with a student about videos. And how I don’t want to spend money on equipment since tai chi is not a money making thing for me. She suggested asking for donations. Other than nominal donations to the Momila...
Long have I been a fan of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, from Journey to the West. And for decades, Wendi has called me the monkey king. Mainly because I know a little martial arts and I am hairy. That is part of why I have always ca...