Uncle Thor's Lessons, Anecdotes and Humor

If there was one thing I fault in most self-defense courses, it is the overwhelming emphasis on unarmed techniques. This is a holdover from the time when judo and jujitsu were first introduced to the West. A lot of hype went into unarmed fighting techniques that could supposedly disarm any attacker. While [...]

The Odal Rune deals with ownership and heritage. It can also deal with obligation. There are inheritances which are to be enjoyed and maintained for future generations. Some are things that can be inherited from family, and others are legacies which come from other sources.
A news program recently featured an Italian family [...]

The Runes are all around us all the time. The trick to learning them is to learn to see them in action in the everyday world. Runes represent the underlying principles of Life itself. Therefore, we can see the operating principle of Ing represented in an ignition switch or pilot light, and [...]