Sword Control

In Japanese swordsmanship, there have been many hundreds of schools. There are, however, only a...

Are samurai still trained in Japan? Are there samurai schools? The short answer is, No.Samurai...

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

Learning a traditional bujutsu, koryu, or comprehensive martial art is best approached as a serious...

After every meditation session my teacher, with his eyes still closed, would softly speak in...

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

鬼は外! 福は内! In our house we dont use beans to chase out the demons, we...

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

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

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

Pain & Training Pain is a universal dilemma. Especially for those in sports or martial...

You only have a little bit longer to live. The end is coming, whether in...

Respect is a two-way street, however, how many people are driving recklessly? “If you want...

I heard a student say, “If I don’t do any kind of training every day,...

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

The desire to destroy is within us all. We must overcome this urge to tear...

I would like to express my thoughts on the concept of mushin no shin —...

免許皆伝 Menkyo Kaiden and Koryu Proliferation Mention menkyo or menkyo kaiden around some martial artists...

In 1888 the Tokyo Metropolitan Police department decided to cull various ryu-ha together to form...

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

Nara period. 710-794 We shall begin with the Nara period. 710-794. Japan had recently changed...