It’s been suddenly quiet on my blog. I want to apologize for that. It’s time to make an announcement that I will be moving from New York City. It’s been quite a process getting ready for this, for the last couple of months I was preoccupied with preparing my home to be put on the market. My family and I handled most of the renovations ourselves, including making repairs where needed, and painting all area (i.e. ceilings, walls & doors). These preparations had taken a toll both physically and mentally, which impacted my time and drive to write articles. I will officially be out of NYC at the end of the month.

As one would expect, this means some changes will happen. For starters, my training group will have to discontinue for some time as my students will not be moving with me. There won’t be any updates on our training (i.e. scheduling, pics, etc.) until I can (possibly) find new people who are interested. However, this doesn’t mean that my training in kobudo and martial arts as a whole, is done. I’ve viewed the “Chikushin” name as a brand, to represent not just my martial arts training, but my involvement in Japanese language and culture. So, I will continue to represent this in some form, which I am exploring various options.

As for my blog, nothing much will change…albeit the unplanned dry spell from September up to now. While there are a few articles and translations I’ve been working on, they aren’t quite finished due to all the preparations going into having my place ready for sale and such. There is a quiet spell at the moment, so I will use this to have my latest article ready and release it within the following week. There’s still plenty of topics I have lined up to write and share with the public, so it’s just a mater of time before I can get back on the ball and resume my passion.

Again, I apologize for the late announcement and being away for some time. For those who enjoy my content, just be patient a little longer, as I will be back on my feet real soon.