Thoughts On Sword Practice

Someone asked, “What value is there in martial arts training?” I reflected, what do I...

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

The mental issues involved with subscribing to someone you dislike, hate, have anger towards, desire...

Today marks a significant milestone in our journey — the 7th Anniversary of Shinkan-ryu Kenpo!...

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

I would like to express my thoughts on the concept of mushin no shin —...

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

鬼は外! 福は内! In our house we dont use beans to chase out the demons, we...

Be honest. Move with the truth and discard the lies and false facades. Leave them...

Being righteous and doing the right thing is one of the foundations of body and...

Budo values reflection and compassion. When these are not present it is hard to develop...

The code of the samurai is always popping up in martial arts circles and popular...

There are techniques and scrolls and teachings all over the dojo. What does it matter...

Under the big blue sky, Walk with purpose. せいしょうにへいほうす。青空をすたすた歩く。 Move towards your difficulties (or life...

In 1888 the Tokyo Metropolitan Police department decided to cull various ryu-ha together to form...

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

I heard a student say, “If I don’t do any kind of training every day,...

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

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

Loyalty is one of the shining points in any list about the virtues important to...

Practice is life. Life is practice. Enjoy them together. Enjoying morning keiko outdoors. The smell...

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