Please enjoy this informational budo video about sword blocking in classical Japanese kenjutsu.
Be Thankful.Be Earnest In Bujutsu & Life
Be thankful for your mistakes, failures, and blunders. They are your own teacher reminding you...
Bujutsu Thoughts Issin-furan
Martial Arts Breathing
The spirit of the sword is the breath. Breathing Physiology What’s so crucial about martial...
A Lesson Of The Brush & Budō
Today during shodo practice I wrote this. Our minds as the top of...
Speed, Martial Arts and Samurai Theater
What’s the difference between bugei 武芸 (martial arts) demonstrations and stunts? People are awed by...
Happy New Year
From all of us at Shinkan-ryū Kenpō to you, Have a wonderful New Year Celebration....
Budo Thoughts: Practice is life.
Practice is life. Life is practice. Enjoy them together. Enjoying morning keiko outdoors. The smell...
Martial Arts Cults & Lies
I once had an interaction with someone who referred to their school as a genuine...
Respect is a two way street in martial arts
Respect is a two-way street, however, how many people are driving recklessly? “If you want...
Too Many Martial Arts
The koryū of Japan are not self-defense arts. Although they can be authentic and certainly...
Son lo Mismo las Habilidades de Combate y las Artes Marciales?
Porqué hacer la diferencia entre arte marcial y habilidad de combate? Pienso que las habilidades...
Munen Muso And Mushin The Warriors Mind
What is the difference between munen and mushin? These concepts outline the ideal mental state...
Budo Thoughts
There are techniques and scrolls and teachings all over the dojo. What does it matter...
Honesty and the Martial Arts Hermit. Being a good budō teacher and student.
When people want to find a martial arts teacher, do they often think of mister...
Bujutsu Centering
When practicing bujutsu we should always work on being centered. For non-practitioners, it is also...
Bushido: The Soul of Japan
The code of the samurai is always popping up in martial arts circles and popular...
Mushin State of No Mind In Martial Arts
I would like to express my thoughts on the concept of mushin no shin —...
Budō Practice & Sacrifice
Maai; Combative Space-timing
Teaching maai 間合い, the ideas of combative spacing and timing intervals in kenjutsu.
The End of Training & Boredom In Martial Arts
Budō Is Limitless When does training end? When do we become a master? The short...
Seven Points For Learning Martial Arts
I am often thinking about how to learn bujutsu productively. The efficiency of body and...
Maai Combative Spacing
Maai 間合い Combative spacing or maai is important to investigate early on and come to...