Back in 1982 I did my thesis at Dallas Theological Seminary on the topic of “The Demystification of Ki: A Christian View of the Martial Arts.” Not only did I get an “A” on it but I turned it into an article in Inside Karate Magazine. The editor told me it created more feedback than anything he had ever run. In fact it led to another article rebutting my viewpoint and then a third article supporting me. No martial arts magazine had ever run three consecutive articles arguing both sides of a controversial issue.

 So aren’t you dying to see what I had to say that created such a fuss? The article is a little long to put into a blog post so I am going to do three blogs basically covering all the points I made in the magazine article. And after reading these blogs, if you are interested…