Archives by Tag 'Martial Arts'
My Yondan Test – A Thankfully Great Day
By Travis - Last updated: Saturday, October 17, 2009
Earlier this year I took the Yondan (4th degree black belt test) in Aikido. Below you will see the first of 20 videos that were filmed during that test. It was a good day, and I am very grateful for all my dojo-mates who worked with me for six months previous to the test (especially [...]
Aiming For The Wrong Look
By Travis - Last updated: Friday, September 11, 2009
One of the issues I had to deal with when starting my quest for personal fitness and health was a mistaken idea of what healthy and strong looked like. My body-image was horribly skewed and a source of a great deal of shame and self-loathing. That much was pretty obvious from the start. What I [...]