Early this year, I introduced students to a way of practicing their suburi that incorporated kotodama and a specific controlled form of breathing. One of the senior students suggested the exercise become part of our everyday curriculum. It will not. … Continue reading
I’m sore. I had a grading this weekend and my body still aches. Some gradings we are pushed to our physical limits to see what emerges. This one, felt different. I didn’t feel like I was up to the task … Continue reading
There is a danger that when students train regularly with weapons that they become blasé, when the danger should be the weapons training itself. There can be no lasting benefit, physically, mentally, or spiritually, in martial arts training, if it … Continue reading