Sword Grip Tenouchi Iaido Video

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

In the dojo, when I hear a student offer excuses to a teacher, I can...

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

Recientemente tuve una conversación con alguien que se refirió a su escuela como una genuina...

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

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

Iaijutsu and iaido are components of kenjutsu 剣術, the arts of the sword. Iaijutsu, iaido...

「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...

No matter what, move. Advance. Unceasingly against whatever odds, internal or external, move towards the...

The Challenges of Self-Learning Swordsmanship In martial arts, particularly in the study of swordsmanship, a...

Learn the sword or budo and learn of yourself. Learn about yourself to learn budo....

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

I will be talking about basics and mastery. Before I begin, I want to say...

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

Japanese Koryū Creator myths; becoming enlightened and making up a whole martial arts system. Some...

Timing while training alone is an important aspect to keep alive and well in the...

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

Practicing without many excuses not to is a good practice.

Good Posture = Efficient Movement A graphic I made for a student talking about the...

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

Why make the distinction between martial art and combat skill? I believe that combat skills...