YMAA Retreat Center

It's June 2nd. My paternal aunt ("Granny") who, together with her mother (Yeya, my grandmother), and her daughter, (Mina, my first...

Dear Friends and Supporters: Time passes so quickly. It has already been eight and a half years since I moved here. The 10-Year, 9-Year,...

A Retreat Center visitor recounts his experiences at the Tiger Claw Elite Championship Prison is a very hard place. I learned very...

In ancient times, whether in Africa, China, the Americas, Europe or elsewhere in the world, there was a warrior class of men and women...

Hey everyone, my name is Ed and I’d like to welcome you to my first blog! I’m a student of taijiquan and qigong at the YMAA Retreat...

It's truly amazing how the time seems to be moving by quickly. There are only eleven weeks remaining in this semester and the first year...

Happy Vernal Equinox! It's official--Spring has sprung? Despite the cloudy, dreary, and rainy day here today, it is warmer than it's been...

There's a hint of spring in the air. Just last week it was bitter cold for several days to the extent that I had to put makeshift inserts...

Walk-throughs of an early version Lin’s fight scene in Assassin’s Creed. I was amongst some top stunt performers and riggers in the...

Listening to Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh's "Background Music"... Today is the final day of my sixty-sixth year on the planet. This time...