Please enjoy this informational budo video about sword blocking in classical Japanese kenjutsu.
Practicing and Studying
There are two main words used about practicing and learning in martial arts. Generally, we wouldn't say, I do martial arts, but rather …
If you study the way and path 道, then you should understand the truth correctly. If you study martial arts 武術, then you must understand …
I have discussed teachers and students within martial arts. The senpai-kohai relationship is just as meaningful as the teacher and student. A bad teacher will …
Iaijutsu and iaido are components of kenjutsu 剣術, the arts of the sword. Iaijutsu, iaido are specific techniques used to draw the sword from the …
In the dojo, when I hear a student offer excuses to a teacher, I can only think that that student is unteachable or at the …
It is difficult to wind through the brambles and thorns of life. It is impossible to escape from the drawing of blood, both metaphorically and …
No matter what, move. Advance. Unceasingly against whatever odds, internal or external, move towards the light. Find the path forward. Always make progress. This is …
Present and switched on
The method of critically watching practice is commonly referred to as Mitorigeiko. Last week I was having conversations with one of my …
There is a saying, "You get out of it what you put into it." It is pretty self-evident, however, that is not how I see …
How to learn kenjutsu? Learning anything as profound as a martial art needs a teacher. Kenjutsu, while fairly straightforward with a superficial glance, contains a …
Don't be in love with your weapon.
Don't be in love with your uniform.
Don't be in love with your training.
From all of us at Shinkan-ryū Kenpō to you, Have a wonderful New Year Celebration. Thank you for your support.
Shu-ha-ri 守破離 is an essential concept in traditional learning. It is the fundamental master-disciple relationship in many traditional arts.
Bujutsu Kata
Training in martial arts can be done in different ways. One of the tried and true methods in Japan is the kata 形 (shape) …
After every meditation session my teacher, with his eyes still closed, would softly speak in Pali the words of the Buddha,Sabbe sankara aniccati, yada pannaya …
Aprender cualquier cosa tan profunda como un arte marcial requiere de un maestro. El kenjutsu, aunque es bastante sencillo a simple vista, contiene una gran …
Four Friends. Four Enemies.
One morning while on alms rounds the Buddha gave a heap of advice to the son of a homeowner, Sigala, whom the …
Today I decided to write the four kanji compound of morohanotsurugi. In English, we might say, Double-Edged Sword.
Though there is a meaning that through misuse …
I wanted to talk about IN-YŌ 陰陽, or more commonly known as yin & yang. The concepts of yielding and solid, soft and strong, dark …
Beware The Rabbit Holes.
I want to talk about some pitfalls of martial arts training. Although I focus on classical kenjutsu and iaijutsu training, this advice …