Jealous Martial Artists

How to self-learn sword? A question that pops up in my communications frequently is, “How...

Porqué hacer la diferencia entre arte marcial y habilidad de combate? Pienso que las habilidades...

Waza Waza Everywhere In our respective martial arts systems, we learn many waza 技 (techniques)....

Learning Iaido online is a wonderful challenge. Iaido or Iaijutsu can be deceptively simple in its...

免許皆伝 Menkyo Kaiden and Koryu Proliferation Mention menkyo or menkyo kaiden around some martial artists...

The Sword and its study. Hesitation (doubt) is one of the four diseases in swordsmanship....

Learning Japanese sword online is possible. https://player.vimeo.com/video/276710823

When people want to find a martial arts teacher, do they often think of mister...

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

Studying the arts of fighting leads to peace. The pursuit of martial arts has one...

Are samurai still trained in Japan? Are there samurai schools? The short answer is, No.Samurai...

No matter what, move. Advance. Unceasingly against whatever odds, internal or external, move towards the...

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

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

What have you been distracting yourself with while death is around the corner? Time is...

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...

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

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

We should not let our mind or body or sword become contorted or controlled by...

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

不動心 (Fudōshin) – The Immovable Mind As I mark 31 years of practicing martial arts...

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In the hallowed path of martial arts, the journey has always been as significant, if...

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

Aprender cualquier cosa tan profunda como un arte marcial requiere de un maestro. El kenjutsu,...

I wanted to talk about IN-YŌ 陰陽, or more commonly known as yin & yang....

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

Maai 間合い Combative spacing or maai is important to investigate early on and come to...

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

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

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Within Shinkan-ryū are teachings to being responsible for our actions. Admitting fault of miss-actions or...

Present and switched on The method of critically watching practice is commonly referred to as...

Hablaré acerca de bases y dominio. Antes de comenzar, quiero decir que usaré la palabra...

Budo does not begin and end when you pass through the dojo, or step on...

「武は戈を止むるの義なれば少しも争心あるべからず」斎藤弥九郎神道無念流練兵館 斎藤弥九郎 Saito Yakuro, Shindō Munen Ryu instructor of the famous Renpeikan in Edo once...

In #budo as well as life, in general, we should avoid wasting time. We need...

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

What have you been distracting yourself with while death is around the corner? Time is...

Studying the arts of fighting leads to peace. The pursuit of martial arts has one...

Learning Iaido online is a wonderful challenge. Iaido or Iaijutsu can be deceptively simple in its...

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