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Using martial arts and education I will,
"...help create strong people with sharp minds and soft hearts."
Embedding parts of my learning journey creatively...
To my past, present and future self and hopefully to my kids one day.



Overnight Winter Hiking Mount Kosciusko
To the top of the mountain … and back In the pits of my stomach, I could hear the mountain's call. Was it for redemption? Was it for...
Jul 31, 20241 min read


Balancing learning culture of order and freedom to improve student performance
Sharing my sub-200 (unedited) word discussion post on "how to improve Australian student performance" in PISA. PISA is the Programme for...
Jul 24, 20242 min read


The Celestine Prophecy
After a strong recommendation from a dear friend, I read James Redfield’s ‘The Celestine Prophecy’ (1994). I aim to read regularly but...
Jun 24, 20249 min read


Lucid dreaming
A somewhat stoic rendition of my lucid dream. I wrote this script down right after waking up. "Deep in my dreams, I found myself in his...
Jun 6, 20241 min read


Pierce the heart of darkness with light.
A reminiscing piece on adolescent nostalgia. Time can make us harden and at times, yearning for old memories. My writing is a way to...
May 23, 20241 min read


A 70% man
There are many journeys within the journey. Many of my journeys, I can push to 70% but often fall short. While there is never really a...
Apr 22, 20241 min read


It takes 3 cuts to chop down a tree
Writing about intergenerational patterns. Hard times create strong people, strong people create easier times, easier times create hard...
Apr 22, 20241 min read


From the masters
In March and April 2024, I was blessed with teachings from global masters of karate, kung fu, kickboxing and muay thai. Sosui Soeno...
Apr 10, 20241 min read


Naivety, madness and beyond
3 part series on the journey to mastery. The formula for me is: naive passion to looping madness to transcendence (if one can...
Apr 3, 20241 min read
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