Please enjoy this informational budo video about sword blocking in classical Japanese kenjutsu.
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...
Playing With Sharp Swords
I have been saying it’s important to get training for using a sharp sword or...
The End of Training & Boredom In Martial Arts
Budō Is Limitless When does training end? When do we become a master? The short...
Covid-19 Corona Virus And Martial Arts
Seven Points For Learning Martial Arts
I am often thinking about how to learn bujutsu productively. The efficiency of body and...
Happy Setsubun
鬼は外! 福は内! In our house we dont use beans to chase out the demons, we...
Budo: The Culture of Destruction
The desire to destroy is within us all. We must overcome this urge to tear...
A Lesson Of The Brush & Budō
Today during shodo practice I wrote this. Our minds as the top of...
Martial Arts Breathing
The spirit of the sword is the breath. Breathing Physiology What’s so crucial about martial...
Too Many Martial Arts
The koryū of Japan are not self-defense arts. Although they can be authentic and certainly...
Budō Practice & Sacrifice
Martial Arts Creator Origin Myths of Japan
Japanese Koryū Creator myths; becoming enlightened and making up a whole martial arts system. Some...
Jealous Martial Artists
Martial artists should be aware of what can live in the shadow of righteousness; jealousy...
Happy New Year
From all of us at Shinkan-ryū Kenpō to you, Have a wonderful New Year Celebration....
Are Combat Skill, Self Defense & Martial Art The Same?
Why make the distinction between martial art and combat skill? I believe that combat skills...
Budo Don’t
Don’t be in love with your weapon. Don’t be in love with your uniform. Don’t...
Striking with the Katana: What is the Monouchi?
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The Sword of Kamma
Within Shinkan-ryū are teachings to being responsible for our actions. Admitting fault of miss-actions or...
Code of Bushido Righteous Heart
Being righteous and doing the right thing is one of the foundations of body and...
What is true budo?
Studying the arts of fighting leads to peace. The pursuit of martial arts has one...
A Disease of the Swordsman
The Sword and its study. Hesitation (doubt) is one of the four diseases in swordsmanship....
Rei – 礼 – Gratitude In Budo Training Life
Gratitude for our swords and training equipment, and those that made them. To our teachers...