Maai; Combative Space-timing

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

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

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

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

When practicing bujutsu we should always work on being centered. For non-practitioners, it is also...

Someone asked, “What value is there in martial arts training?” I reflected, what do I...

The car at the bottom of the hill needs a sustained gas pedal to move...

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

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

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

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

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

Bugei translates as Martial art, Military arts, or Arts of war. Bu 武 means warrior...

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

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

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

Be honest. Move with the truth and discard the lies and false facades. Leave them...

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

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

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