“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,...

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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 "origin...

AJJF Board of Directors Meeting Summary June 5th 2022. Respectfully submitted by, Sheryl Hager Prof. AJJF secretary BOD Member Attendance: President Prof. Lane Treasurer: Prof. Congistre Secretary: Prof. Hager Member at Large: Prof. Colton...

Dedication: This is to Aubrey Fitzloff, one of my sensei at my dojo. Yes, as you saw from the title, this is an article about how I felt at the ATJA Nationals. I won a silver and gold medal, and my brother, Noah, won a bronze medal for competing....