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Below are periodic updates that may be of interest. Longer essays from Inner Dharma can be found here.

Training Update

30 May 2025

Some training updates in Chinese internal martial arts.

Last year I began additional training in the union of Yoga and Buddhism offered through Tibet House. This 300 hour training consisted of weekly dharma lectures and detailed yoga instruction including advanced pranayama methods and energetic practices drawn from Tibetan traditions.

Visiting Kyoto and Nara

10 October 2024

Visiting sacred places has been an important component of my martial arts training over the years. I recently spent time visiting Kyoto and Nara.

The Opening and Closing of Doors

20 June 2024

I trained in the art of Kashima-shinden Jikishinkage-ryū at the Hōbyōkan before moving to Seattle in 2016. I then worked with a small number of people in order to maintain my practice. This activity centered around the performance of traditional kata as informed by my understanding of internal martial arts principles, the analysis of kata in a process called kuzushi and pressure testing called tameshi-ai.

2019 Pittsburgh Taiji Seminar with Zhao Zeren and Zhang Yun

12 May 2019

Pittsburgh seminar in Northern Wu Style Taijiquan with Zhao Zeren and Zhang Yun.

2017 Taiji Classics Seminar

18 June 2017

Attending a seminar detailing excerpts from the Taiji classics.

Princeton Bagua and Taiji Seminar 2015

15 September 2015

At the end of summer, I traveled to Princeton for a seminar in Bagua and Taiji and was accepted as a formal lineal student by my teacher, Zhang Yun. I also traveled to the Pacific Northwest, where I was able to visit with budo colleagues in Oregon.

Kalachakra DC

15 August 2011

This summer my budo colleague Troy Gehrett visited Baltimore, and we attended the Kalachakra for World Peace held in Washington. Over five thousand people attended the five day ceremony and gathering convened by His Holiness The Dalai Lama. I was grateful to be able to take refuge in such an environment, with so many peoiple who shared common interests and values.

Vinyasa Yoga

15 August 2007

In early 2007 I completed a 200 hour level Yoga Alliance certified teacher training at Midtown Yoga in Baltimore under Kim Manfredi in Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga. I took the step to engage in formal teacher training to deepen my asana practice, which began as an adjunct to my rock climbing, endurance sports, and martial arts practices. Over time, I have found the approach yoga takes to provide a strong foundation for continuing to live and train in a manner that cultivates health and well-being, beyond the technical excellence one might cultivate in any speciific activity or sport.

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