Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanJun 17, 20213 minKata, Part 2: The Art of Slaying DragonsThose of us who train in martial arts and have kata as part of our style know that a fight is never going to look exactly like the set of...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanJun 17, 20212 minThe Kata, Part 1: Emotional EnemiesLast December, I got a bit of a health scare. Well, maybe more like a final health warning. My body yelled, “Yudit! If you do not start...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanApr 14, 20212 minThe Tournament, Part 3I bet you are wondering why I brought my oldest and my youngest children to a Judo tournament. Well, that is because we were going to be...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanApr 14, 20212 minThe Tournament, Part 2There are different ways of running a tournament based on the number of competitors. When there are a lot of competitors, it is some sort...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanApr 14, 20211 minThe Tournament, Part 1In June of 1994, about two years after beginning to train in Judo, my Sensei decided that it was time for me to go to a tournament. To...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanMar 25, 20211 minA Blackbelt in Being YouYears ago, I was in a blackbelt seminar. The senior instructor came to the mat and said good morning. We bowed. And then he said,...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanMar 23, 20212 minThe Best Martial Artist YOU Can BeFor over a week now, I’ve been talking about how as an Empowerment Self Defense instructor, my job isn’t to tell you what to do. My job...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanMar 2, 20212 minWearing the Gi -- Part 2When I first started teaching Judo, I had just earned my blue belt. I was clearly a novice, but I was in love and crazy passionate about...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanMar 1, 20212 minWearing the Gi -- Part 1If I remember correctly, during the spring of 1992, just a few weeks after recovering from an ectopic pregnancy, I was invited to join a...
Yehudit Sidikman Dec 12, 20212 minThe Power of Circles During my time in the desert, I wrote this: “Circles have been a special part of the last 16 years for me. Circles represent the sharing...
Yehudit Sidikman Nov 16, 20211 minWhat Will Bounce? For the past fews days, I’ve been talking about how to get through life when we’re exhausted from having too much on our plates. Judging...