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bases most of my life, judo and karate were always offered by military personnel. I studied judo and later , karate. Because of the nomadic life of the military, I studied the karate that was available. I've
studied Shotokan, Shudokan, and Kyokushinkai. These were the styles that flourished in the Philippines, Hawaii, and California. Once my father was transferred to the Washington, D.C. area, the Korean arts were
prevalent. Tang Soo Do, Hapkido, Yudo, and Kumdo is what I studied while residing in the Mid Atlantic. The martial art that has been the most satisfying to me is Goju ryu. Kyokushinkai has Goju roots. In fact,
the katas learned are the linear forms of Shotokan and the internal katas of Goju. External strength erodes as one gets older. Internal strength, although more difficult to develop, gets stronger as time
passes.
One of my favorite maxims comes from Wu Tsu,
" When the world is at peace, a gentleman keeps his sword by his side. "