Nin 忍　Calligraphy by Kiyama Hiroshi, Copyright 2019   Nin ( 忍 ) is a Japanese term that is not often heard standing alone. Outside Japan i...

    Wayne Boylan,  1938-2019 Dedicated to my Father, Wayne Boylan 1938-2019 I was talking about doing some suburi (repetitive sword cut pr...

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

Yoshunkan Dojo. Photo Copyright Peter Boylan 2016  Practice in Japan has a different feel from training in the U.S.. In Japan, ...

Ono-ha Itto Ryu.  Photo Copyright 2015 Grigoris Miliaresis The movie hero studies and studies to learn the secret technique that will...

Practice is always good, even when it’s bad, but last Saturday was exceptionally good. There is a lot to be learned from exploring kat...