Time, Space & Mind: The Three Dimensions of the Reactionary Gap
Time, Space & Mind: The Three Dimensions of the Reactionary Gap By Jeff Brooks To [...]
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Keppan – The Blood Oath: Part 2
Keppan - The Blood Oath: Part 2 By Dave Lowry Editor’s Note: This is second of [...]
Keppan – The Blood Oath: Part 1
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Beginner’s Mind: Sinking Your Teeth Into Training
The Beginner's Mind: Sinking Your Teeth Into Training By Sara Aoyama Sometimes I wonder what [...]
Uke: Receiving
Uke: Receiving By Dave Lowry Editor's Note: This article is an excerpt from [...]
The Agrippa Code: Metaphysics and the Center in Western Martial Arts
The Agrippa Code: Metaphysics and the Center in Western Martial Arts By Ken Mondschein Students [...]
Martial Mania: Ikkiri Jugiri
Martial Mania Ikkiri Jûgiri By George Donahue There is a very simple [...]
Awareness: A Soldier’s Experience
Awareness: A Soldier's Experience By Terry L. Bryan, Kyoshi I have traced my family back [...]
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 [...]
Setsu Do
Setsu Do Setsu The word setsu is made of two characters that are most often [...]
Mushin
Mushin The State of Mind By Christopher Caile The Japanese term Mushin is comprised [...]
Fudoshin
Fudoshin Fudoshin is a term referring to a calm spirit, even when faced with danger, [...]
Fudo: The Concept of Immovability
Fudo: The Concept of Immovability By Christopher Caile Fudo is an English translation [...]
The Beginner’s Mind
The Beginner's Mind By Sara Aoyama When George Donahue* first broached the subject of writing [...]
Layers Of Shu-Ha-Ri In the Practice Of Iaido
Layers Of Shu-Ha-Ri In the Practice Of Iaido by Deborah Klens-Bigman, Ph.D. Editor's Note: This article [...]
To’on Goju-ryu
To’on Goju-ryu By Yagi Meitoku Translated by Mario McKenna 2001 A young Kyoda Juhatsu [...]
Setsu Do Motsu: A Lecture on Karate-do
Setsu Do Motsu: A Lecture on Karate-do By Kaicho Tadashi Nakamura, 9th Dan Head of [...]
Kagami Biraki: Renewing the Spirit
Kagami Biraki: Renewing the Spirit By Christopher Caile Kagami Biraki, which literally means "Mirror Opening" [...]
Kagami Biraki 2001 Photo Portrait
Kagami Biraki 2001 Photo Portrait By Christopher Caile Many traditional Japanese martial arts organizations welcome [...]
