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Tim

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About Me

Theatre Technician/karate teacher/in-active biker/poet/wandering samurai... Yes, I'm all that. Just an average man whose lived a little, survived a few things. I survived 1 marriage (no kids-1 ex-wife that I never see), surviving the revenge of the IRS (barely). I'm thinking I'd like to do more than survive, maybe even live a little.Ok, I'm bantu/creek/seminole/dutch/irish (African-Native-European-American????). I love trying different foods and enjoy most that I've tried. In music I'm eclectic - Blues/Jazz/Country/Motown/Classic Rock/Classical/Calypso not the entire genre, not even all the works of a particular artist, just the pieces I like. I love BBQ. I prefer sitting on a rocky beach watching the surf to sandy beaches (kind of boring), I like movies, I love shooting pool and playing darts, but my passion is martial arts. I started in Judo in 1970 and Karate in 1975. I took a few years off when I was younger so I could get all the stupid things done (Hey, I was 19, I knew everything), and I currently hold a 7th level black belt. If you're not into martial arts, don't worry - hardly anyone is. As for theatre - parts of the work I really enjoy, other parts are a royal pain (note: thats why they pay you and call it work). Yes I have a dry,sarcastic wit - it goes well with my cynical outlook on life. Let's see now... Intelligent, articulate, great sense of humor, loves animals, can break bad guys, yep that's about it. Oh, and if you need to reach me in a hurry (I may only check here about once a week or two), email me at [email protected]

My Interests

Did you skip that part? Ok, here it is again: MARTIAL ARTS, pool, darts, BBQ, beaches, movies, reading, WAIT!!!, I left out SEX!

I'd like to meet:

An intelligent, loyal, non-hostile woman with a nice smile AND A JOB! (nice legs wouldn't hurt).

Music:

Bach, ray charles, marvin sease, alan jackson, the temptations, david sanborn, lightinin' hopkins, the spinners, blue magic, stevie wonder, sam cooke, harry belafonte, frank sinatra, beethoven, ella fitzgerald, aretha franklin, the drifters, the doors, the rolling stones, john klemmer, mearle haggard, garth brooks, cannonball adderly, even the partridge family when I'm in the mood.Not big on rap, hip-hop, chopin...

Movies:

Bogie fan. Casablanca is still my favorite. I tend towards movies with action, but a really good drama or original comedy is nice to find. Gee whiz special FX epics are ok in moderation. I DO like science fiction (trekkie). I'll happily spend a day watching dvd's of the Godfather, Appocalypse Now, Blade, or any good samurai (or western) movie. Even though I love martial arts I VERY seldom watch the kung fu movies.

Television:

When I get a chance. I liked The West Wing, maybe an old MASH rerun.

Books:

My most memorable reads would be: Roots, The Stand, A Book of Five Rings, The Art of War, and Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere. I love to read Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, Stony Man, and Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels.

Heroes:

I'm my own Hero, but there are giants I admire. Going outside of my family I would list people like Mandela, King, Chavez,... All of these men fought for justice, not with their hands, but with their souls. TRUE WARRIORS!

My Blog

Karate Tournament

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Posted by Tim on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:27:00 PST

The Gold Sash

I was recently (8/10/08) honored at Kidd Jason's Kick-Punch awards with the Gold Sash Award in recognition of over three decades of martial arts experience (38 years). I stood alongside such artists a...
Posted by Tim on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:55:00 PST

Martial Arts Boot Camp

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Posted by Tim on Mon, 12 May 2008 01:52:00 PST

Check out this video: Just using my Head

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Posted by Tim on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:25:00 PST

AFT Union

Ok, for 27 years I've worked for the lowest paying community college in the state of california, and now that my union has finally stood up and said NO MORE!!! The state appointed trustee pats us on t...
Posted by Tim on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:52:00 PST

Eyes of the Hawk Karate Tournament

On Novemeber 5th, 2006, Eyes of the Hawk Karate will host a Karate Tournament at the Compton Sheriff's Youth Activity League.  700 north Alameda street east, Compton, Ca. .  One block s...
Posted by Tim on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:14:00 PST

Private Self Defense Lessons

6th level Karate Black Belt, Tim Stewart: I teach private self defense in a 14 week course, meeting with an individual student one hour per week. The course includes discussions on situational awarene...
Posted by Tim on Fri, 06 Jan 2006 07:23:00 PST

What's up with Martial Arts?

What happened to the "ART" part? Now everybody "takes" martials arts lessons for a work out, or for sport competition, ever more rarely for self-defense. What ever happened to the ART. The understandi...
Posted by Tim on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST