At the end of another school year, let us acknowledge the nobility of educators. Teachers are our catchers in the rye.
Warrior Poet’s New Book, ‘Until You Make the Shore,’ Is Required Reading
We shouldn’t read poetry to quiet the mind. We should read poetry to wake us the hell up.
Why My Family Smells Like Love
Friends say David Karpel’s family smells. He claims that’s just the musky scent of book love.
The Trials of Good Parenting: A Demonstration
How far can we go when confronting other adults in regards to our children? Louis CK, with his kids in a grocery store, wins.
Fighting Spirit: When Tables Turn On the Bully
This is the world we’re giving you, kids. A world in which one or more people will video what’s happening instead of helping.
What is the Most Important Lesson You Can Learn About the Holocaust?
For David Karpel the answer is, “Never Forget.”
Talking to Dog
Dave Karpel wonders how is it that talking to his dogs is easier than talking to God?
Hitting My Son
David Karpel on training his son in self-defense and character development.
100 Words on Love: 23 Years
If I had a lifetime to spare, I’d spend it nestled in the hollow of your neck.
Symptoms of an Epidemic: Knockout
David Karpel, a father and self-defense instructor, believes the “Knockout Game” is yet another example of how we are failing our boys.
Tell Me Why I Have To Be a Powerslave
An ode to Iron Maiden.
Masculinity Haiku: In the Fight, Pressure
David Karpel’s haiku shows us that “pure” is not synonymous with flawless.
Circumcised at 99
David Karpel, an Orthodox Chassidic Jew, on what circumcision means in his religion and family.
Mashpiah: Assume for Yourself a Master
On the intersection of Orthodox Judaism and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Of Pushups and Parenting
David Karpel shares a story of how a typical Tuesday turned profound.
One Arm, 8-0 Record: Talking MMA With Nick Newell
David Karpel talks with the MMA phenomenon about disability, a fighting mindset, and the importance of focus