About the Artist

Back in January of 2000, the artist, R.C. Gray, was spending far too much time with a fellow artist and was ignoring his wife, Deej. As atonement, he drew a comic strip series spoof of Iron Chef, called Iron Spouse. He continued after that, depicting episodes of their life together in semi-autobiographical comic strip series.

When he joined Hapkido under Grandmaster Jae Song, the varied personalities of the instructors and students, as well as the never ending supply of pain from punches, kicks, throws, joint locks and pressure points seemed good fodder for a new comic storyline. Taking events and moments from his tenure as a lower belt, R. C. produced a storyline intended to show that “life is never in short supply of dishing out humility and humbleness. And that bruises come in all shapes, sizes and colours!”

1. School Curriculum 2. Warming Up 3. Class Begins 4. Instructor Introductions 5. Dodging Practice 6. The Man Named Toonie 7. Learning The Spinning Kick 8. Advice From The Pros 9. Toonie, A Study Of Patience 10. I Can Do It So You Can Do It 11. The Master Teaches A Simple Technique 12. Pressure Points And Union Dues 13. Sage Advice From A Black Belt 14. An Understanding And Empathetic Wife 15. They Call Him Bruise 16. Praise Of The Master 17. No Preferential Treatment Here 18. Bob Passes On Some Friendly Advice 19. The Dojang Is Not The Improv 20. Actions Speak Louder Than Words 21. Wife Fu 22. When One Door Closes... 23. Rank Hath Its Privileges 24. Ultimate Dodgeball! 25. Casualties Of War 26. Strategies And Distractions 27. In The Demilitarised Zone 28. Dodge This! 29. Pep Talk From Unlikely Sources 30. In Preparation To Kick Hapkido Butt 31. Hey Witch Doctor, Tell Us The Magic Words! 32. A Clash Of Sabres 33. Judgement 34. The Verdict 35. The Master’s Parting Words 36. Homecoming Enter the Dojang To browse R.C. Gray's “Enter the Dojang” series simply scroll through the title listings on the left and click on the comic strip of your choice.