coming full circle

When a novice starts learning martial arts, he wears a white belt, symbolic of innocence. After months of practice, the white belt gets dirty and turns brown, symbolic of the first degree of attainment. After more practice, the belt gets soiled and eventually turns black, symbolic of full attainment. If the practitioner does not stop […]

The 18 Wooden Warriors (of Lohan Hall)

The Historic 36th chamber and 18 wooden warriors of Lohan Hall in a southern province, Shaolin Temple, is shrouded in some mystery, for they were destroyed in the early 1700′s. In the movie, Kung Fu, with David Carradine the last part of this test was depicted with the 500 pound urn filled with red hot […]

Kung Chew by Art Campbell

Introducing, …Kung Chew, a creation from my mind, a drawing that turned into a full blown character as the kids helped me to create his adventures. In 2007 he was all over our living room in different comic strips and in 2010 he came alive in a blender / computer graphics movie we all took […]

limits of the mind

Ekalavya was a little boy, born in a poor family, many many years ago. His people lived a little away from Hastinapura, the capital of the Kuru kings. They used to clean other people’s dirt for a profession. And for this reason they were shunned by society. Ekalavya and other kids of his group knew […]

the five keys

    The key to tranquility  is acceptance the key to acceptance is awareness the key to awareness is balance the key to balance is harmony the key to harmony is tranquility The “Key” to living a better life.  First off note: the “Key” is a device that unlocks the door to an opening. Meaning you still […]

The Dragon (Bruce Lee)

since it is the year of the Dragon If ever there was a wise man, it was the master of himself, the icon for Martial Arts and an inspiration of wisdom and enlightenment… Bruce Lee … the Dragon! Bruce Lee 1940–1973 This inspiring story is about Bruce Lee, a legendary martial art master. “Bruce had […]

1 in 100 Warrior award and (Liebster)

“Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn’t even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.” ~Heraclitus   nominated the one in one hundred […]

the bow (balance)

Once the great Anthony of the Desert was relaxing with his disciples outside his hut when a hunter came by. The hunter was surprised to see Anthony relaxing, and rebuffed him for taking it easy. It was not his idea of what a holy monk should be doing. Anthony replied, “Bend your bow and shoot […]

Skill and the Mind

Skill and the Mind After winning several archery contests, the young and rather boastful champion challenged a Zen master who was renowned for his skill as an archer. The young man demonstrated remarkable technical proficiency when he hit a distant bull’s eye on his first try, and then split that arrow with his second shot. […]

Zatoichi Monogatari

Zatoichi Monogatari (A tribute to the Blind Swordsman) by Art~ “You are like a candle, as you melt, you illuminate the world.” Lost his sight when he was two years old, when his minds eye thinks of his mother, She is always young, even now that she is gone. “A falling leaf does not hate the […]