Old Butokuden in Kyoto. Photo copyright Peter Boylan 2015 I started training in the university judo dojo in Western Michigan Univ...

Kyoto Butokuden Dojo.  Photo Copyright Peter Boylan 2015  Something happens when I take off my shoes, stick them on the shelf by ...

I noticed that I’ve been writing about what things aren’t quite often lately. This is an attempt to write about what something is.  What ...

                Budo practice is intense and serious business.  After all, we are practicing techniques for hurting and killing each other...