Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman Apr 5 2 min Oncology and Violence Prevention - An Analogy I have been thinking a lot about how it might sound that I don’t appreciate aftercare provided by emergency services. That is not at all...
Yehudit Zicklin-Sidikman Apr 1 2 min An Artichoke, A Kerfuffle, and a Lesson in Boundary Setting Recently, I had a little kerfuffle with my 4 ½ year old grandson. Had to do with an artichoke and you can only imagine. Because of my...
Yehudit Zicklin-SidikmanMar 251 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 232 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 22 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 12 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...