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

what is true budo

What is true budo?

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

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The Warrior Paradox

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

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shuhari

Shu-ha-ri Budo Learning

Shu-ha-ri 守破離 is an essential concept in traditional learning. It is the fundamental master-disciple relationship...
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Budo Don’t

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

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swordsman

The Old Is Not Distant

This is important to understand when practicing historical or classical martial arts. Although the sword...

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makimono scrolls of kenjutsu

Budo Thoughts

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

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budo and death

death budo

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

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iaido thrust

Katate Tsuki-One handed Thrust Iaijutsu

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what is koryu

What is Koryū?

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

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The Sword of Kamma

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

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