Jealous Martial Artists

Hablaré acerca de bases y dominio. Antes de comenzar, quiero decir que usaré la palabra...

After every meditation session my teacher, with his eyes still closed, would softly speak in...

Gratitude for our swords and training equipment, and those that made them. To our teachers...

Studying the arts of fighting leads to peace. The pursuit of martial arts has one...

Maai 間合い Combative spacing or maai is important to investigate early on and come to...

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I get asked often, “Hey, is it possible to learn sword fighting without a teacher...

I will be talking about basics and mastery. Before I begin, I want to say...

I train to strike correctly. I perform keiko to understand the angles of my sword....

Are samurai still trained in Japan? Are there samurai schools? The short answer is, No.Samurai...

Iaijutsu and iaido are components of kenjutsu 剣術, the arts of the sword. Iaijutsu, iaido...

The desire to destroy is within us all. We must overcome this urge to tear...

I’d like to discuss briefly discuss what Budo or Bujutsu means. I’m not a scholar...

We must endeavor to cultivate generosity while looking at the roots of our greed. Removing...

You can jump and twirl around and whip about your sword as quick as you...

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How to learn kenjutsu? Learning anything as profound as a martial art needs a teacher....

If you study the way and path 道, then you should understand the truth correctly....

Be thankful for your mistakes, failures, and blunders. They are your own teacher reminding you...

Budo does not begin and end when you pass through the dojo, or step on...

Teaching maai 間合い, the ideas of combative spacing and timing intervals in kenjutsu.

Practicing and Studying There are two main words used about practicing and learning in martial...

Four Friends. Four Enemies. One morning while on alms rounds the Buddha gave a heap...

不動心 (Fudōshin) – The Immovable Mind As I mark 31 years of practicing martial arts...

Hablaré acerca de bases y dominio. Antes de comenzar, quiero decir que usaré la palabra...

It is difficult to wind through the brambles and thorns of life. It is impossible...

You can jump and twirl around and whip about your sword as quick as you...

After every meditation session my teacher, with his eyes still closed, would softly speak in...

This video describes basic hand grips (tenouchi) for using a katana (Japanese sword).

Gratitude for our swords and training equipment, and those that made them. To our teachers...

Today I decided to write the four kanji compound of morohanotsurugi. In English, we might...

Bugei translates as Martial art, Military arts, or Arts of war. Bu 武 means warrior...

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Pardon the pun, but the point of iaido is important to keep. When we practice...

I have discussed teachers and students within martial arts. The senpai-kohai relationship is just as...

Some Japanese schools or individuals wish to capitalize on the ignorance of non-Japanese martial artists...

I once had an interaction with someone who referred to their school as a genuine...

How to self-learn sword? A question that pops up in my communications frequently is, “How...

In Japanese swordsmanship, there have been many hundreds of schools. There are, however, only a...

No matter what, move. Advance. Unceasingly against whatever odds, internal or external, move towards the...

Waza Waza Everywhere In our respective martial arts systems, we learn many waza 技 (techniques)....

Learning Japanese sword online is possible. https://player.vimeo.com/video/276710823

「武は戈を止むるの義なれば少しも争心あるべからず」斎藤弥九郎神道無念流練兵館 斎藤弥九郎 Saito Yakuro, Shindō Munen Ryu instructor of the famous Renpeikan in Edo once...