Gratitude for our swords and training equipment, and those that made them. To our teachers and those that came before us. To our students. To ourselves. To all those that make learning possible. Towards friends and enemies and opponents. We should have gratitude for many things in a single bow.
ラジカスキー真照
館長Saneteru Radzikowski is the head sword instructor of Shinkan-ryū Kenpō. He lives and teaches Iaijutsu and Kenjutsu from Nara, Japan.
Porqué hacer la diferencia entre arte marcial y habilidad de combate? Pienso que las habilidades de combate requieren un diferente paradigma de entrenamiento al de …
Be honest.
Move with the truth and discard the lies and false facades. Leave them behind like the summer cicada their husk. There is a chance …
Budō Is Limitless
When does training end? When do we become a master? The short answer is that it just never really happens. There are no …
Joe is a bit of a jerk.Joe joins a dojo.Joe practices martial arts for 12 years.Joe is still a jerk.
We've all met Joe. At least …
Someone asked, “What value is there in martial arts training?”
I reflected, what do I value in martial arts? Why do we practice? I have been …
When practicing bujutsu we should always work on being centered. For non-practitioners, it is also important to have a sense of center. Both types of …
Recientemente tuve una conversación con alguien que se refirió a su escuela como una genuina escuela samurai. Insistía en que su escuela era auténtica y …
剣禅一如 The sword and zen are one. The mind of zen is an important consideration for the swordsman. The sword is the mind and the …
For those that lack wisdom the way is difficult.
It is best to consider the three marks of existence; Suffering, Impermanence, and No-self.
We should strive to …
免許皆伝 Menkyo Kaiden and Koryu Proliferation
Mention menkyo or menkyo kaiden around some martial artists and looks of admiration abound.You hear koryū practitioners or people looking …
No matter what, move. Advance. Unceasingly against whatever odds, internal or external, move towards the light. Find the path forward. Always make progress. This is …
Please enjoy this informational budo video about sword blocking in classical Japanese kenjutsu.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NfMrHpeGKM
To all of you that have supported and also those that have caused trouble to myself and the school; I wish you to be well, …
Bugei translates as Martial art, Military arts, or Arts of war. Bu 武 means warrior or military. Gei 芸 means art, craft or technique. It …
Studying the arts of fighting leads to peace.
The pursuit of martial arts has one real goal, the betterment of ourselves and society through personal development …
Japanese Koryū Creator myths; becoming enlightened and making up a whole martial arts system.
Some martial arts in Japan have origin stories that borderline on the …
There is a saying, "You get out of it what you put into it." It is pretty self-evident, however, that is not how I see …
Narrow Minds Walk Narrow Paths
There are a lot of martial arts to enjoy. There are many good teachers out there of varying degrees of knowledge. …
Pain & Training
Pain is a universal dilemma. Especially for those in sports or martial arts. Is training with pain a proper thing to do? Should …
I have discussed teachers and students within martial arts. The senpai-kohai relationship is just as meaningful as the teacher and student. A bad teacher will …
In the dojo, when I hear a student offer excuses to a teacher, I can only think that that student is unteachable or at the …