by 田所道子, copyright 2017 A friend asked me to contrast seitei systems and koryu systems in Japanese budo, and their relative benefits and d...

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

  Adam Grandt, Deborah Klens-Bigman, Kiyama Hiroshi, Peter Boylan.  Photo copyright Peter Boylan 2023 I still remember clearly, the first ...

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

Photo – Kyu – the conclusion of a cut. Photo by Rick Frye, 2014  Today I have the pleasure of introducing a guest blog on jo-ha-ky...