I was talking with a student and teacher of classical Japanese martial arts, and the all too-common myth - that the teachers and student...

Kano Jigoro realized that efficiency of movement is one of the highest principles. He enshrined his insight in this maxim of Kodokan Judo, ...

The fundamental skill of budo is not particular kata or even special techniques. Those are built on something else. The techniques and ka...

I wrote this about judo, but it applies just as well to every other budo I’ve seen. I watched the young guns at judo going at it like th...

There is a lot of philosophizing that goes on in budo circles.  I know that I am in the first rank of those guilty of it.  There is far t...

I got involved in the another discussion about the real importance and value of rank again.  This conversation has been around since at lea...