The Path of Traditional Martial Arts

It seems like I'm always telling you to sit back and watch other students in class so that you can learn what not to do. Well, this ...

      The young samurai approached the fencing master cordially and bowed.  "Sir," he began, "I wish to be instructed in the...

     I watched as the young man finished filling out the membership application that I had given him. He seemed to have something on his min...

     Most of you have probably already encountered one of the dreaded kuchi bushi, the "mouth warrior" who occasionally visits m...

     In Japanese grappling arts such as Judo, kuzushi refers to breaking the opponent's balance.  There is no special Chinese term for...

      In the practice of contemporary martial arts there is a tendency for instructors and students to shy away from any training routine...

     I was recently reading about a young man’s first visit to Japan.  He had trained in iaijutsu and kenjutsu for several years with a J...