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

  Photo Copyright 2014 Grigoris Miliaresis Who is your Teacher? Is she a friend? Is he a mentor? A capable guide? A hired hand whos...

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 ...

The responsibilities of teachers gets a lot of discussion, but I rarely see anything about the responsibilities of students.  As adult ...

Trust is a wonderful thing.  Real trust is something that is earned over time.  In budo practice, trust is absolutely essential.  What we d...