The Path of Traditional Martial Arts

       All martial disciplines feature various forms of kamae, which are physical postures that practitioners assume just prior to en...

      In 2005, I decided to try my hand at professional writing. Once of my students, Dennis Mace, had told me that he and many...

      Some time ago, one of my senior students told me that he desperately wanted to know the truth about a particular subject....

If I had a magic wand that would enable me to instantly bestow a high level of (martial arts) skill upon my students, I would u...

      In our training, we often hear and use the Chinese term yi ( 意 ), which actually means, "idea, intention, will..." T...

      The swordsmen of feudal Japan practiced their art with the utmost intensity. In battle, success or failure was usually deci...

     Just when you thought I was out of stories regarding my teacher, here comes another one!  ;-)  I've gots lots of 'em!  This on...