The State of Traditional Martial Arts
The State of Traditional Martial Arts is a look at the current health and future of Japanese martial arts with a focus on traditional karate. Is our future rosy or bleak?
Add Tai Chi to Your Martial Art Practice
Add Tai Chi to your Martial Art practice, such as Japanese Karate, Judo and Jujutsu, for improved balance, internal strength and less strain and stress
Anniversary Premier of The Empty Mind
The 20th Anniversary Premier of The Empty Mind movie is this week. On October 21st 2004, The Empty Mind premiered at the Cinema Paradiso theater in Fort Lauderdale.
The Historian of Karate
Tetsuhiro Hokama Kyōshi, 10th dan, could rightly be called The Historian of Karate. As the gatekeeper of Okinawan martial arts and owner of a museum dedicated to karate he is our choice to discuss it’s history.
Kyudo or Japanese Archery Video Hits 100 Million Views on YouTube
Traditional martial arts are not dead, when a Kyudo or Japanese archery video can reach 100 Million Views on YouTube. A surge of interest in Samurai culture is going global.
The Kodokan Judo Museum
The Kodokan represents the vision that the founder, Jigorō Kanō shihan, had for jūdō. This included the building of the Kodokan Judo museum. From the moment I decided to practice martial arts, I wanted to step inside the Kodokan.
Legacy of the Naginata and Female Samurai
The Legacy of the Naginata and Female Samurai are woven together in traditional Japanese martial arts history and continue today in girls high schools across Japan. We visit one in the suburbs of Tokyo.
Wood.. Like Wood..!
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
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.
