Photo Credit Patricia Anderson Copyright 2023 Koryu budo schools teach many things: strikes, throwing techniques, joint locks, strangles...

      気剣体一致 Ki ken tai ichi. A student recently asked me about the relationship of ki ken tai ichi to seitei iai and jo. It’s a fundam...

Osaka Castle Main Tower. Photo Copyright Peter Boylan 2016. I love visiting Japan. It’s a fantastic opportunity to train in dojo wh...

My friend and colleague, Deborah Klens-Bigman is an accomplished martial artist and respected scholar of Japanese classical dance. She oft...

I was listening to NPR the other day on the way to work and they had an interview with Takagi Kikue, an 83 year old survivor of the bomb...