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Previously, I had posted about the kendo 8th dan exam , which is perhaps the most difficult rank examination in the world. Below is an excer...

Pain. At Budo Journeyman , there was an article discussing pain and it's place in martial arts training. An excerpt is below. The full ...

A Lifetime of Tinkering Inhabiting a Life “Philosophy practiced is the goal of learning.” - Thoreau There comes a time when a man has...

 

 

Over at Thoughts on Tai Chi , there is a nice article on what it may mean to be bored with one's practice. An excerpt is below. The full...

Some time ago, I posted an excerpt from a lengthy review of Mathew Crawford's first book, Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the V...

There was an interesting post at The Budo Journeyman about how the Japanese themselves view their own native martial arts. An excerpt is be...

Over at Peter Boylan's excellent The Budo Bum substack, there was recently an article on his thoughts on training in Koryu Budo, old Bu...