Todd Hardy

I was first introduced to Tai Chi Chuan by a karate instructor from Quebec. We had brought him to the Yukon to teach Karate to us and ended up spending half our time learn the long form of the Yang style. This has become fairly...

A few weeks ago, I was involved in a discussion about bread making. No, I do not mean those bread making machines you can buy at your local store, but bread made by hand. I remember as a child my mother and her sisters getting...

PART 2 of 2 So, what does the life of a professional sumo wrestler look like? Sumo wrestling is highly organized and rules are strictly enforced through the stables that most belong to. Rules must be followed and each wrestler...

I was sitting in the Vancouver airport a few years ago when, down the passageway, came the biggest men I had ever seen. Dressed in full traditional Kimonos of extraordinary colours, these men, with a large entourage, struck a...

There is an old story I read many years ago. I will do my best to retell it: A sword master was visited by an old friend in his village. They talked of the times they had lived through as they drank tea in the small room of his...

Since Judo became an Olympic sport, it would be hard to find someone that has not heard of it. Judo is one of the most popular martial arts in the world today. What many people don’t realize is Judo is not an ancient...