Greed And Martial Arts

Learn the sword or budo and learn of yourself. Learn about yourself to learn budo....

What is compassion? Compassion is a concern for the suffering or problems of others. The...

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

Don’t be in love with your weapon. Don’t be in love with your uniform. Don’t...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I am often thinking about how to learn bujutsu productively. The efficiency of body and...

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

Japanese Koryū Creator myths; becoming enlightened and making up a whole martial arts system. Some...

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

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

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For those that lack wisdom the way is difficult. It is best to consider the...

It is worth a lot to be mindful of the ebb and flow of all...

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

In the dojo, when I hear a student offer excuses to a teacher, I can...

Recientemente tuve una conversación con alguien que se refirió a su escuela como una genuina...