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Another New Calendar Year Begins

Ofuda have been exchanged. New year tameshigiri, delightful and therapeutic, as always. Dojo bookings confirmed. First lockdown. Kotodama in the Jo suburi. A good start to the year. Kai Cho www.warriorway.net

January 13, 2021

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Do not act following customary beliefs

It is the end of the year and we would not be a real blog if we did not leave some retrospective remarks on the past twelve months. A year when, more than any other in recent recollection, terms such … Continue reading →

December 29, 2020

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Interest Peaks at Technique

  Not too long ago I was having a conversation with the founder of our School, and inevitably, when two old instructors get together, the conversation at some point will drift towards complaining about the quality and quantity of students, … Continue reading →

March 12, 2020

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Marketing

As the head of a martial arts school, I am regularly presented with ads for how to successfully market my business and become a martial arts millionaire, (perhaps everyone is hit with these ads and I just think I am … Continue reading →

February 13, 2020

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Vegan Japan

We did not make it to Japan this year, unfortunately, so as part of my reminiscing here is an article I wrote on surviving there as a vegan, with thanks to Tanwyn Sensei for providing the photos.   If you … Continue reading →

November 21, 2019

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More Doctor Who?

Recently we held our Autumn gradings which included two students doing their nidan syllabus for open hand. One of the highlights of this was their performance of kata; most of the lower ranks had never seen these kata before and … Continue reading →

April 19, 2019

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Suwari Ho Kokyu Ho

At the end of each open hand class we tend to finish with an exercise known, at least within our School, as suwari ho kokyu ho. It is a common warm down form used by many Aiki based schools. When … Continue reading →

February 12, 2019

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Doctor Who Goes Forth

Despite the title, this particular missive has nothing to do with martial arts. Its purpose is rather to pass on trivial information that, as far as I am aware, has previously gone unremarked. Doctor Who, original series, season six, The … Continue reading →

December 23, 2018

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Japan Trip 2018 – Day Ten

Father Driving. Went to a Buddhist temple on the way to Kitakata. We like Kitakata because two years ago we had a gestalt culinary experience there; which we hoped to duplicate. The temple has a gingko tree that is over … Continue reading →

October 17, 2018

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Unique

This is not specifically a martial arts post, (though many martial arts schools do describe themselves as unique), it is more of a personal rant. This, I believe, I can indulge myself in, as I am reasonably certain that the … Continue reading →

January 28, 2018

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