Before you pick a fight, make sure you know what you're getting into.  (Video copyright Peter Boylan 2020)   "How many westerne...

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...

Tendo Ryu. Photo copyright Peter Boylan 2019 Most people don’t know it, but there is a  Budo Law of Conservation of Movement. Budo is cons...

Structure versus power    Photo Copyright Deborah Klens-Bigman 2020 We want powerful budo. Powerful budo is effective budo. Powerful...

  Gekikenkai No Zu by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 1873   I was asked recently how much I think koryu budo has changed over the generation...

I’ve written before about the idea of DO versus the idea of JUTSU. Since the subject keeps coming up as a topic of discussion an...