Jealous Martial Artists

Good Posture = Efficient Movement A graphic I made for a student talking about the...

The koryū of Japan are not self-defense arts. Although they can be authentic and certainly...

剣禅一如 The sword and zen are one. The mind of zen is an important consideration...

If you study the way and path 道, then you should understand the truth correctly....

Many people study more than one martial art. There can be varied reasons, such as...

The Challenges of Self-Learning Swordsmanship In martial arts, particularly in the study of swordsmanship, a...

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

I have been saying it’s important to get training for using a sharp sword or...

It is difficult to wind through the brambles and thorns of life. It is impossible...

Joe is a bit of a jerk.Joe joins a dojo.Joe practices martial arts for 12...

Recently, a martial arts instructor (Budo Teacher) faced defamatory accusations in a public forum. A...

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

Japanese martial arts are usually defined in two groups. Pre-modern and modern. There are no...

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

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

Being righteous and doing the right thing is one of the foundations of body and...

The True Spirit of Martial Arts: Beyond the Skilled Sword In the world of Japanese...

    Today during shodo practice I wrote this. Our minds as the top of...

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

Kenjutsu (剣術) is the Japanese art of the sword. It is one of the four...

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I will be talking about basics and mastery. Before I begin, I want to say...

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

Please enjoy this informational budo video about sword blocking in classical Japanese kenjutsu. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NfMrHpeGKM

What’s the difference between bugei 武芸 (martial arts) demonstrations and stunts? People are awed by...

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

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

Nara period. 710-794 We shall begin with the Nara period. 710-794. Japan had recently changed...

The koryū of Japan are not self-defense arts. Although they can be authentic and certainly...

Loyalty is one of the shining points in any list about the virtues important to...

Gratitude for our swords and training equipment, and those that made them. To our teachers...

Budō Is Limitless When does training end? When do we become a master? The short...

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Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to all of you that were kind and supported...

I will be talking about basics and mastery. Before I begin, I want to say...

鬼は外! 福は内! In our house we dont use beans to chase out the demons, we...

I have discussed teachers and students within martial arts. The senpai-kohai relationship is just as...

I heard a student say, “If I don’t do any kind of training every day,...

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

This video describes basic hand grips (tenouchi) for using a katana (Japanese sword).

Recently, a martial arts instructor (Budo Teacher) faced defamatory accusations in a public forum. A...

Iaijutsu and iaido are components of kenjutsu 剣術, the arts of the sword. Iaijutsu, iaido...

Joe is a bit of a jerk.Joe joins a dojo.Joe practices martial arts for 12...