“A medical marvel.” “She is a miracle in progress.” “I’m blown away Emily is where she is; it defies medical knowledge.”   These are some of the words attributed to my daughter, Emily, during her tumultuous road to an eventual recovery. She...

  Welcome to Danzan Ryu Origin Stories. In movies, television, books, especially comic books, we often get to learn the character's backstory to find out why they are the way they are - like how a superhero got their superpower. Knowing their...

    Lessons from Losing   Many of the martial artists I’ve met over the years have dabbled in various forms of competition, and a pattern has seemed to emerge after picking their brains. They start out gung-ho when they are young,...