Wood.. Like Wood..! These were the words I heard as my karate sensei pressed his fingers into my arms. He was telling me to relax. But how? No one had taught me to do this, even though I had heard this instruction many times before.
Why bother with Aikido or any traditional martial art for that matter? This is the question we want you to consider after reading this article from the Guardian newspaper, which we publish in full here with credits.
After watching the first two episodes of the new TV series Shogun and looking back at my own journey reading the books of author James Clavell, it is not surprising how good this new adaptation makes me feel. Are you watching the new Shogun series?
There are dozens of martial art schools on Wudang Mountain which mainly practice Tai Chi Chuan and other internal styles but only one Wudang Mountain school practices Dragongate kung fu.
Tenshinshō-den Katori Shintō-ryū needs no introduction to the devotees of samurai and classical schools of swordsmanship. It is a tradition passed on through centuries and is still alive today. Read part one of our interview with Risuke Ōtake Sensei.
