“Budo is more than just techniques.”  We hear things like this all the time. Then we go back to practicing techniques and kata. If bud...

  Michi - the character for way, path or road. Budo demonstrations are great fun. I love watching them, going to them and occasiona...

Budo is about traveling a path.  It’s not about being stuck in one place.  The road is always there, time is always moving and the w...

  Teacher, Friends And Peers Photo copyright Kumiko Yamada 2015 I wrote most of this while recovering from my most recent trip to J...

Who is your teacher? Not just the person you see when she’s standing in front of the dojo leading practice, but the whole person. Where di...

忍 　（にん , Romanized “nin,” pronounced “neen” ） This is character for patience, endurance and perseverance.  I was going through some cal...