Thoughts On Sword Practice

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

True budo, real budo, is about being your authentic and true self. Those of us...

There are techniques and scrolls and teachings all over the dojo. What does it matter...

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

Recently, a martial arts instructor (Budo Teacher) faced defamatory accusations in a public forum. A...

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

I get asked often, “Hey, is it possible to learn sword fighting without a teacher...

In #budo as well as life, in general, we should avoid wasting time. We need...

Today I decided to write the four kanji compound of morohanotsurugi. In English, we might...

Practicing and Studying There are two main words used about practicing and learning in martial...

As a martial arts instructor, or school, or especially if you’re representing an authentic Japanese...

剣禅一如 The sword and zen are one. The mind of zen is an important consideration...

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

Learning Iaido online is a wonderful challenge. Iaido or Iaijutsu can be deceptively simple in its...

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...

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

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

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

The car at the bottom of the hill needs a sustained gas pedal to move...

Narrow Minds Walk Narrow Paths There are a lot of martial arts to enjoy. There...

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