Thoughts On Sword Practice

Loyalty is one of the shining points in any list about the virtues important to...

Under the big blue sky, Walk with purpose. せいしょうにへいほうす。青空をすたすた歩く。 Move towards your difficulties (or life...

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

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

What is the difference between munen and mushin? These concepts outline the ideal mental state...

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

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

The mental issues involved with subscribing to someone you dislike, hate, have anger towards, desire...

Within Shinkan-ryū are teachings to being responsible for our actions. Admitting fault of miss-actions or...

不動心 (Fudōshin) – The Immovable Mind As I mark 31 years of practicing martial arts...

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

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

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

Hablaré acerca de bases y dominio. Antes de comenzar, quiero decir que usaré la palabra...

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

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

You can jump and twirl around and whip about your sword as quick as you...

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

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

It is difficult to wind through the brambles and thorns of life. It is impossible...

Last week marked the 6th year of Shinkan-ryū Kenpō. I want to thank the faithful...