Photo Copyright 2014 Grigoris Miliaresis 残心 無心 不動心 中心 誠心 As much time as we spend on physical training, budo really isn’t ab...

I wrote this about judo, but it applies just as well to every other budo I’ve seen. I watched the young guns at judo going at it like th...

Budo training is often lauded for promoting virtues like self-confidence, self-control, self-respect, determination,  and resolve. It help...

My friend and colleage, the Rogue Scholar, has posted an excellent follow-up on the subject of rei 礼. She looks at an vital aspect of it th...

I saw another list of budo virtues today. These lists always include things like strength, loyalty, righteousness, knowledge, honesty, and ...

One mistake I’m beginning to get over, is thinking that proverbs I hear in the dojo are not general to Japanese culture, but are somehow s...