George Dillman has astounded the world of martial arts with his revolutionary system of pressure-point fighting. Lately he’s been claiming that he can knock people out from a distance by hurling ch’i at them. Here’s a truly hilarious video showing Dillman and his disciples at work. If that has you rolling in the aisles, here’s […]

After time off for workshops and Westercon, the Turkish trip diary resumes with our first full day in Cappadocia. Trip Diary: March 31, 2006Cappadocia— both Cs are hard, by the way— is a high plateau right smack in the middle of Turkey, with harsh winters and brief summers. A modern Turk would call the area […]

The other night we journeyed to Socorro, the Athens of the Southwest, for a concert by the Chilean guitarist Carlos Perez. He was in town to teach master classes at the summer guitar workshop held every year by New Mexico Tech. Kathy always does their publicity, and this year she wangled free tickets. I’ve always […]

I’ve been away. Now I’m back. I was at Snow Bear, a ski lodge at 9800 feet in the Sangre de Cristo mountains above Taos, NM. Since it’s summer, there wasn’t any skiing going on. Instead we had the Rio Hondo Workshop, which I run most years, this time with the able assistance of Michaela […]