Jealous Martial Artists

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

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....

I would like to express my thoughts on the concept of mushin no shin —...

Bujutsu Kata Training in martial arts can be done in different ways. One of the...

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is a saying, “You get out of it what you put into it.” It...

The Samurai have been portrayed in popular culture as noble and faithful warriors who strictly...

The spirit of the sword is the breath. Breathing Physiology What’s so crucial about martial...

Beware The Rabbit Holes. I want to talk about some pitfalls of martial arts training....

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

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

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

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

The desire to destroy is within us all. We must overcome this urge to tear...

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From all of us at Shinkan-ryū Kenpō to you, Have a wonderful New Year Celebration....

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

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

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

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

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

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

In 1888 the Tokyo Metropolitan Police department decided to cull various ryu-ha together to form...

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

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

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

To all of you that have supported and also those that have caused trouble to...

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

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

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

Training in iaijutsu (or any bujutsu) means doing the same thing over and over and...

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

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

I once had an interaction with someone who referred to their school as a genuine...