Cook Ding's Kitchen

First of all, I'd like to wish everyone a Happy Easter. I would also like to thank and congratulate those who took part in the 2013 ...

The Chinese believe nine is a lucky number and the number nine is often associated with dragons. Indeed Kowloon, an area of Hong Kong mean...

How is everyone who is participating in the Lenten Challenge doing? This should get you on your feet ...

A long time ago while filling a contract position, I found myself seated next to a Chinese PhD. He took an interest in me because of my...

The Tang Dynasty was a high point of culture in ancient China. Especially esteemed were poems.  Some of the best poems of that period...

An entertaining demonstration by Ando Sensei from the Yoshinkan. A lesson from Shoji Seki, 7th Dan Aikikai on side strike all direction...

Seven Samurai , perhaps Akira Kurosawa 's most famous film, is not only one of the best samurai movies ever made, but one of the gre...

So how did "traditional martial arts" come to be regarded as that? What does it really mean?   In a series of articles abo...

I thought that I'd make an update on my own progress on the Lenten Challenge and on life in general. First of all, since just befor...