The Path of Traditional Martial Arts

       In a recent conversation with an old friend I was told that within the past few years there has been a movement back towards "...

        Some time ago, I conducted a class for advanced and black belt students.  A couple of advanced (brown belt) pupils asked me about ...

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...