気 を付ける、残心、中心する、意識, 無心、 ki wo tsukeru, zanshin, chushin suru, ishiki, mushin , paying attention, staying alert, being focused、awareness. The...

A friend of mine was commenting on someone’s metsuke, and how she really wouldn’t want to cross it.  I’ve known a number of teachers like ...

People talk a lot about the physical technique of budo. Budo is obviously a physical art, with techniques designed to handle the very r...

I train in budo.  I admit it, I love budo training.  It’s fun.  It’s exciting.  It’s intense in a way that nothing else I do even comes cl...

An update on the ol’ knee.  Back in December of 2010 I bent my right knee roughly 45 degrees to the left.  I’ve been taking it easy and no...