About
This is a Shotokan Karate blog about training in Phoenix, Arizona, with my childhood Sensei, Shojiro Koyama, 8th Dan, Japan Karate Association. The dojo is the Arizona Karate Association. This is an unauthorized, unofficial karate blog, with no relationship to the Arizona Karate Association except my admiration for it. Please join me at the Dojo at 6326 N 7th St, Phoenix, Arizona, 85014-1544; Call the Dojo at (602) 274-1136! Or see the OFFICIAL website: http://www.arizonakarate.com/
In addition to talking about Shotokan Karate from the perspective of a lifelong beginner, I also talk about other martial arts that I’ve studied or read about, and karate gi brands, and martial arts books and dvds, and self-defense. And sometimes the weather, because training in Phoenix, Arizona during the summer sometimes gets your attention, you know? But nobody wants to hear you snivel in a karate blog. At least that’s my guess!
And my name is Joseph C. McDaniel; I’m a lawyer in Phoenix, Arizona. I study Shotokan Karate because it seems to make me age slower, and keeps me more flexible, more strong, and more energetic than I would otherwise be in my maturity (I’m a little past 60). It also helps promote serenity, and I like that a lot.
Serenity beats many of the alternatives, you know?
