A couple of months ago, I wrote the first part of this series on SERIOUS strength and power training for martial artists and other "combat" athletes. When I wrote that first piece, I expected to write the second part within a week, and I should have already finished the series. But life has plans of its own sometimes. A few days after I wrote Part One, a dear friend of mine since my childhood died unexpectedly. It has been very hard on me and my family, and is the reason the only thing I have even "felt" like writing since that time was my continued series on The Dokkodo . But I finally sat down at my computer this morning, and realized that I really want to begin writing again. And writing more than I had previously been doing. When death intrudes upon your life, it can often spur you to concentrate on the things that do matter in life, the things that are important to you, and the things that you want to leave behind you when you leave this world. With
Essays on Old-School Strength Training, Classic Bodybuilding, Traditional Martial Arts, and Budo Philosophy