Thursday, November 21, 2024

Conserving a Set of Japanese Armor

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Below is an excerpt of an article that appeared on the British Museum website about how they went about conserving a set of 17th century ar...
Monday, November 18, 2024

Designing a Martial Art

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Over at The Budo Journeyman , there is an interesting thought experiment. Based on what you know now and what you have experienced, if you w...
Friday, November 15, 2024

Head Injuries in Martial Arts

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At the Budo Journeyman , there was a very good post about head injuries in sports in general and combat sports in particular. An excerpt is ...
Tuesday, November 12, 2024

The Gardening Implements of War

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Over at Ichijoji , there is an interesting article about an unusual samurai weapon: a war rake. Below is an excerpt. The full post may be re...
Saturday, November 09, 2024

Tao, The Watercourse Way

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I posted before about ChunLiang Al Huang , who was one of the early Taijiquan teachers in the US, and part of the Human Potential Movement ...
Wednesday, November 06, 2024

Capoeira. Let's Dance.

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Below is an excerpt from the 24FightingChickens blog, regarding the Brazilian martial art of Capoeira . The full post may be read here. In ...
Sunday, November 03, 2024

Book Review: Martial Arts Politics Explained: History, Culture and Comedy by Jonathan Bluestein

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It has been said that if there is more than one person in a room, politics is at play.  Anyone who has spent any time in the martial arts wo...
Thursday, October 31, 2024

The State of One Heart

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At the Isshindo blog , there was a a post about Isshin no jotai, "the state of one heart, one mind." An excerpt is below. The full...
Monday, October 28, 2024

The Development of Wado Ryu Karate Kata

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There was an excellent article at The Budo Journeyman about the development of kata within the Wado Ryu karate style.It makes one think abou...