Review: Solar backpack

By Kendall Giles | Connect on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+

Perhaps you can say it’s because it has something to do with Earth Day (22 April 2005), or perhaps you can say that we just like well-designed products that provide utility with style, but we thought we would try out the Voltaic Backpack…. The solar panels ( 10V peak voltage, 400mA peak current, and 4W peak power), which charge a 2200mAh @ 7.2V lithium ion battery pack, are well-integrated into the bag itself. . . . → Read More: Review: Solar backpack

Cherry Blossom Festival Results

By Kendall Giles | Connect on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+

The skies were blue, the blossoms were at their peak, our stage had a great view of the Capitol, and lots of people came out to see us. Here are a few photos from the demo…. Note how small the stage is: I had to pull a lot of my suigetsu strikes to prevent my opponent from sailing off the stage: In the first part of Tachi Otoshi, I strike at my opponent’s head: luckily (for him) he was able to block my strike: He tried to counter by striking my neck, but the photo shows me just before my kuritsuke catches his tsuka for a block: All in all it was a fun demonstration and a lot of people got to see some traditional Japanese martial arts. . . . → Read More: Cherry Blossom Festival Results