Welcome to Willis Wall

Thanks for visiting the site, which essentially is about video, music, and the application of these to two main areas: outdoor endeavors concentrating on Washington state's Mt. Rainier National Park and Kendo. The section on the Wonderland Trail is a compilation of writing, video, and media devoted to this NW treasure. With over 25 years of hiking this park, and in particular the Wonderland, Williswall offers information and products that will help in your research and quest for knowledge. The Pacific Northwest is immensely fertile ground for outdoors endeavors of all persuasions, but I am drawn to MRNP over and over. Experience it for yourself and discover why.

After my then 11 year-old son and I took up Kendo, Marsten Sensei (kyoshi 7-dan) approached me about producing a DVD, specifically on kendo basics, and what we came up with is the DVD aptly named Kendo Basics. Check it out on the kendo page and make sure you visit Williswall's channel on YouTube, which has a number of videos devoted to this sport and martial art. Also available is a video download The Shinai Primer, following a complete and detailed preparation of a new shinai by a master craftsman in Japan.