Teaching maai 間合い, the ideas of combative spacing and timing intervals in kenjutsu.
Learn Sword Online: Budo Video
Learning Japanese sword online is possible. https://player.vimeo.com/video/276710823
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Happy Setsubun
鬼は外! 福は内! In our house we dont use beans to chase out the demons, we...
Bujutsu Thoughts Issin-furan
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Kata: Classical Japanese Samurai Training Method
Bujutsu Kata Training in martial arts can be done in different ways. One of the...
True Budo Proper Conduct
True budo, real budo, is about being your authentic and true self. Those of us...
Budo: The Culture of Destruction
The desire to destroy is within us all. We must overcome this urge to tear...
The Samurai and unwavering loyalty
The Samurai have been portrayed in popular culture as noble and faithful warriors who strictly...
6 Years of Shinkan-ryū Kenpō
Last week marked the 6th year of Shinkan-ryū Kenpō. I want to thank the faithful...
Making Excuses In Martial Arts
In the dojo, when I hear a student offer excuses to a teacher, I can...
Advance The Sword And Mind
No matter what, move. Advance. Unceasingly against whatever odds, internal or external, move towards the...
Cómo aprender Kenjutsu?
Aprender cualquier cosa tan profunda como un arte marcial requiere de un maestro. El kenjutsu,...
When Protectors Become Perpetrators: Martial Arts Community Failures
Recently, a martial arts instructor (Budo Teacher) faced defamatory accusations in a public forum. A...
What is Kenjutsu? A guide to Japanese swordsmanship
Kenjutsu (剣術) is the Japanese art of the sword. It is one of the four...
The Old Is Not Distant
This is important to understand when practicing historical or classical martial arts. Although the sword...
Bujutsu Truth
Be honest. Move with the truth and discard the lies and false facades. Leave them...
Learning Koryū Kenjutsu & Iaijutsu Traditionally
What Is A Good Senpai In Budō?
I have discussed teachers and students within martial arts. The senpai-kohai relationship is just as...
Saya no uchi
I train to strike correctly. I perform keiko to understand the angles of my sword....
Mitorigeiko Special Practice
Present and switched on The method of critically watching practice is commonly referred to as...
Basic Head Strike Iaijutsu Kenjutsu
Good Posture = Efficient Movement A graphic I made for a student talking about the...
Are Combat Skill, Self Defense & Martial Art The Same?
Why make the distinction between martial art and combat skill? I believe that combat skills...