曲者 – Kusemono

In the Hagakure, a book written by the samurai official Yamamoto Tsunetomo in the 17th-century, the author writes about the…

Waza & Sincerity (誠)

Sensei has been very consistent in his advice around jigeiko and the execution of any kind of waza. In effect,…

We all need a little pick-me-up from time-to-time and let this be yours! In all seriousness, this made my day,…

Albert Camus penned an exploration of the absurdity of life titled The Myth of Sisyphus. In it, Camus examined the…

In kendo there is an emphasis on group unity in the warm-ups and initial drills. In my dojo (NW Kendo), our…

Life. It’s full of questions and the answers can be approached in multiple ways. In my search I am open…

BBC is running its 3rd, and final, season of Musketeers. It’s an enjoyable series to watch and it can be…

My appreciation of intelligent but damaged protagonists continues, with Elementary filling in for the now-departed Hannibal. This show is far…

I don’t know what Mishima’s goal was, and maybe he didn’t either, but his actions signaled his understanding of the…

To what extant are concepts of honor, excellence, rhythm, and ethics, cross-cultural? This question was prompted by Alex C. Bennett’s…