What Puts the ‘Tao’ in the Dojo? Part 1
What Puts the “Tao” in the Dojo? Part 1 By Dave Lowry Editor’s Note: This is [...]
What is a Dojo?
What Is A Dojo? By Jeff Brooks Editor’s Note: This article is excerpted from Jeff [...]
Simple Lessons: ‘Dao’ or ‘Do’
Simple Lessons: Short, concise lessons and concepts helpful to students and teachers "Dao" or "Do" [...]
Do versus Jutsu: Which Side Are You On?
Do versus Jutsu: Which Side Are You On? By Jeff Brooks The difference between “Do” [...]
Simple Lessons: Attitude – Shisei
Simple Lessons: Short, concise lessons and concepts helpful to students and teachers Attitude – Shisei [...]
Zanshin
Zanshin By Christopher Caile and Deborah Klens-Bigman, Ph.D. There is an old Japanese samurai saying, [...]
Awareness: A Soldier’s Experience
Awareness: A Soldier's Experience By Terry L. Bryan, Kyoshi I have traced my family back [...]
Kiai Jutsu: The Shout Used As A Weapon
Kiai Jutsu: The Shout Used As A Weapon By Christopher Caile A kiai is a [...]
Happo no Kuzushi: Destroying Your Opponent’s Balance
Happo no Kuzushi: Destroying Your Opponent's Balance By Ronald L. van de Sandt Tom was [...]
Budo – A Double Edged Sword
Budo - A Double Edged Sword By Uematsu Yoshiyuki (Tesshu) [...]
Zanshin
Zanshin There is a an old Japanese samurai saying, "When the battle is over, tighten [...]
Seishin tanren
Seishin tanren Spiritual forging, the higher purpose and end of all physical technique in budo [...]
Shu-ha-ri
Shu-ha-ri A concept that is often used to describe a student's progression through training. "Shu" [...]
Ma-ai
Ma-ai Ma-ai refers to the critical distance between opponents, a point at which forces are [...]
Harageri
Harageri By Christopher Caile The Japanese term "Hara," means belly and refers to [...]
The Center
The Center The hara is an area of the body centered in the lower abdomen [...]
My Tai Chi Is Terrible
My Tai Chi Is Terrible By Bruce Everett Miller Once again I have been confronted [...]
The Flower of Battle: An Interview with Bob Charron – Part 2
The Flower of Battle: An Interview with Bob Charron - Part 2 By Deborah Klens-Bigman [...]
The Flower of Battle: An Interview with Bob Charron – Part 1
The Flower of Battle: An Interview with Bob Charron - Part 1 By Deborah Klens-Bigman [...]
Consideration of Grappling & Wrestling in Renaissance Fencing – Part 1
Consideration of Grappling & Wrestling in Renaissance Fencing Part 1 By John Clements, ARMA Director Editor’s [...]
Pankration: Martial Art of Classical Greece
Pankration: Martial Art of Classical Greece By Paul McMichael Nurse, Ph.D. Contrary to popular perception, [...]
Early Cornish Wrestling
Early Cornish Wrestling By Ken Pfrenger Editor's Note: Martial Artists most often look to Asia as [...]
It’s All in the Timing: Concepts of Combative Timing in Historical Italian Swordsmanship
It's All in the Timing: Concepts of Combative Timing in Historical Italian Swordsmanship By Ken [...]
Setsu Do
Setsu Do Setsu The word setsu is made of two characters that are most often [...]
Yagi, Meitoku
Yagi, Meitoku (1912- In 1963, Yagi Meitoku (now referred to as Yagi Dai Sensei), the [...]
