I recently went on vacation to Tokyo, Japan. While visiting, I stayed at the Kodokan Judo Institute. The Kodokan is the founding school and international headquarters for the sport of judo today. … [Read more...]
Haedong Temple in Busan
January 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
My coteacher brought me to the Yongkung Temple out past Haeundae Beach. It is set on the rocky cliffs on the East Sea (haedong) and it was the most beautiful temple I've seen since being in … [Read more...]
Have a Holly Judo Christmas!
December 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I attended my judo school Christmas party and had a great and memorable time. It was both and formal and laid back at the same time. A time of eating, demonstrations, and quality moments with people … [Read more...]
Cool New Doo
December 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I've always been a little bit of a plain Joe when it comes to style. I'm not drab by any means, but I definitely don't keep up with all the styles in clothes and hair like some may. … [Read more...]
Visions of Busan
November 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Over the past couple months I've had the opportunity to travel around my new "home" city of Busan, South Korea. Here is a montage of a few of the things I've done/places I've visited. I hope you enjoy … [Read more...]
The Interview of Tom Teacher…
November 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Some students from the school newspaper asked me if they could interview me so of course I obliged. It wasn't really so much of an "interview", but more like one question. They wanted my opinion on … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday to ME!!
November 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Well, this was the first time I celebrated my birthday out of the US. My school was still in the process of getting my exact mailing address down so my family couldn't even send me … [Read more...]
Geumjeongsan Mountain Adventure on Korea’s Foundation Day
October 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Today was an important national holiday in Korea. It's called (National) Foundation Day. I think it's akin to Independence Day in America. All I know is that I saw a whole lot of Korean flags … [Read more...]
Judo in Korea – Walking to Class
October 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I was so lucky to find a great, traditional judo (yudo) school right in my neighborhood. I walk to class each time and get to see a little bit of my neighborhood so I thought I'd share some of it … [Read more...]
You Say Judo, I Say Yudo…
September 11, 2011 by 4 Comments
It was once a desire of mine to travel here to Korea or Japan to train in the sport of judo with the greatest practioners in the world. That was MANY years ago and my priorities have … [Read more...]