Just when you thought it was safe
I got a great email from Loren Graves last night asking if I would take part in doing some art for his company...I of course accepted as you Loren is the consumate professional. I will be doing some design work based on cocepts that he has. Good stuff.

Migrains and deadlines ( sounds liek the name of a sitcom) have sidlined me for the last week so the training has not gone as smoothly as I would have liked. Which isn't a good thing as I have to take a JKD test this comming month and I am going to need all the practice that I can get. That week off is really oging to hurt but it would have hurt worse to participate with a nasty headache.

I have been working on the kodachi-waza for my sword work lately as this is the next step in the learning process I have with these types of weapons. The short sword presents different challenges in terms of range and speed of the draw ( iai-jutsu ). The other thing is that this is mainly a one handed weapon so attack dynamics differ from using the katana sword. All fun and games till you poke out your own eye.

I have also been trying to get some training in the use of the Kerambit, an indonesian weapon that resembles a tigers claw with a loop at one end. It is a very versitile tool as well as a weapon and I think I found one that I like and can get along with a trainer model that will allow practice and not chop my own eye out. I am really looking forward to using this weapon because of it's exotic feel and the fact that it takes some skill to employ correctly...

As was pointed out recently, nothing ever worth gaining was ever gained easily.

Regards,
Walt