Maai; Combative Space-timing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The code of the samurai is always popping up in martial arts circles and popular...

Pardon the pun, but the point of iaido is important to keep. When we practice...

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

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

Martial artists should be aware of what can live in the shadow of righteousness; jealousy...

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

「武は戈を止むるの義なれば少しも争心あるべからず」斎藤弥九郎神道無念流練兵館 斎藤弥九郎 Saito Yakuro, Shindō Munen Ryu instructor of the famous Renpeikan in Edo once...

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