Remember when you were a kid? Go as far back as you can. Do you remember what it felt like when a teacher praised you? Chastised you?...

Sometime within the last week or so, as I scrolled through my favorite reddit pages, I stumbled upon a comment complaining that kata in...

Sweeping my kitchen floor today I had overwhelming thoughts and feelings as I looked down and saw four pennies on the floor. At first, I...

Today, we wrap up The Subtlety of Sexism series. This will not be the last time I talk about sexism in Judo, but rather the end to what...

With the advent of Disney+, I started rewatching some childhood favorites. One of them was The Proud Family, a TV show about a...

Before I begin this post, I want to establish the way I am using the term “sexism” here. I’ll expand on this more in Wednesday’s post,...

Disclaimer: The opinions written in this article are the views of the author, and not the views of all the Gentle Tempest writers. When I...

If you look up Judo on Wikipedia, it states that Judo was intended by Kano to be pedagogical system. Kano wanted to create a new way of...

Of young girls in Judo, 75% drop out in the 11 to 13 age range. 75%. Girls drop out of Judo at an alarming rate. Women don’t try or stay...

I love Krav Maga and the practicality it offers. You can walk out of an hour class feeling confident in the skills you learn. Those...

In some professional sports, injuries are becoming a real problem. Kids are beginning to hyper specialize in sports, kids as young as...

By Carrissa Pannuzzo, MA, LPC, LMFT, Krav Maga Brown Belt, blah, blah, blah We all learn differently. Yep, I said it. You’re probably...

Jita kyoei. Mutual Benefit. The idea that Judo is intended to benefit both partners. Chosen by the founder of Judo, Jigora Kano, himself,...

Today I get to talk about two of my favorite things. Martial arts and neurobiology. Yep, you read correctly. Out of the dojo I’m a...

Being a small woman, most rooms I walk into there is normally someone I have to look up to see. I’m not the biggest or the strongest. ...

We get to the dojo a little early usually. We’ll sit in the car and stretch after a long car ride, then head inside to change for Judo. I...

I was tired, so very tired. I had 4 kids in 5 years and recovered from 5 surgeries in those 5 years. I couldn’t walk up stairs without...

I've never stuck with anything physical. No sports. No instruments. No dancing or singing. I've dabbled in all of those things but I've...

I once had someone ask me why I was in Judo. The context was that he wanted to draw in and keep more women in his Judo club, and wanted a...