tunrev: Rural Renewal – The Crusaders
5 stars: Joe Sample fan becomes a Crusaders fan I found Joe Sample before I found the Crusaders, even through the original Crusaders have been around longer in Houston. But, when Joe and the...
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bookrev: Starless Night by R. A. Salvatore
4 stars: Artemis Entreri just won’t die Starless Night, book 8 chronologically in the Drizzt series, shows the main characters still suffering from the death of one of their own in the previous book....
bookrev: JLA Vol 7: Tower of Babel by Mark Waid
Batman vs. the JLA These were originally published as JLA #42-#46, JLA Secret Files #3 and JLA 80 page Giant #1. Similar to how J’onn the Martian Manhunter kept files on all of the...
essay: Cho Dan Essay, Soo Bahk Do
This is my 1st degree black belt essay for Soo Bahk Do, written in February, 2002. It discusses the joys of training in Soo Bahk Do with my son and the pain of training...
essay: Ee Dan Essay, Soo Bahk Do
This is my 2nd degree black belt essay for Soo Bahk Do, written in March, 2004. The first part discusses the Dan Bon (which is the Soo Bahk Do Dan /Black Belt identification number)...
movrev: Fearless starring Jet Li
5 stars: Not just a fantastic martial arts moving, but an instant classic Jet Li, champion wushu practicioner and martial arts movies star, has out done not only himself, but other martial artists as...
bookrev: The Way of Energy by Master Lam Kam-Chuen
Excellent step-by-step introductory Qigong (Chi Kung) manual The Way of Energy provides a step-by-step, almost month-to-month introduction to the practice of Qigong. Many Qigong books are too “Eastern” for Westerners to read, or are...
bookrev: JLA Vol. 6: World War III by Grant Morrison
5 stars: The best one yet! These were originally published as JLA #34 – #41. The World War III story is the best one of the JLA series so far. Not only does it...
bookrev: JLA Vol. 5: Justice for All by Grant Morrison
4 stars: One poor story at the beginning, then three excellent ones These were originally published as JLA #24-33. The first story arc (Executive Action, Scorched Earth and Our Army at War) has a...
bookrev: A Brief History of Everything by Ken Wilber
4 stars: World evolution, personal evolution, and the state of the world today Ken Wilber’s book is separated into three parts, with the last chapter of the third part being an epilogue of sorts....