Someone asked me about how you show respect towards your teacher on and off the mat in Japan compared with the United States. As it hap...

How can iai practice be interesting?  There are only about 4 real cuts (kiri oroshi, kesa giri, kiri age, and ichi monji).  It’s mostly don...

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