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June 2021 — “The Dojo Compared to an Embassy”
May 2021 — “Kata in Koryu Bujutsu — The Physical Embodiment of Edo-period Samurai Philosophy”
April 2021 — “Introduction to Aikijo — The Four-foot Staff in Sanshu-ho Aiki-budo”
March 2021 — “Kata and Application in Sanshu-ho Aiki-budo”
February 2021 — “Budo Culture” an excert from Budo Mind and Body
January 2021 — “Reigakudo Retrospective”
November/December 2020 — “The Conditioning Set”
October 2020 — “Lessons from Joe Lewis”
September 2020 — “Deflecting Strikes (Part Two — Modern Applications; Aikijutsu and Aikido)”
August 2020 — “Deflecting Strikes (Part One — Traditional Applications in Aikijutsu)”
July 2020 — “Kenjutsu and Movement (Part Four — Gyaku-tai)”
June 2020 — “Kenjutsu and Movement (Part Three — Tsugi-ashi)”
May 2020 — “Kenjutsu and Movement (Part Two — Fundamentals and Applications)”
April 2020 — “Kenjutsu and Movement (Part One — The Foundation)”
March 2020 — “Kihon Suburi (Suwari-ho)”
September 2019 — “What’s the Point?”
June 2019 (PDF) — “Ukemi 201 — Teaching the Solo, ‘Aerial’ Breakfall”
May 2019 (PDF) — “Tachi-dori Ude-garami”
February 2019 (PDF) — “Ukemi 101 — Applying Lovret Sensei’s Method”
September/October 2018 (PDF) — “Tachi-dori Kiri-age”
August 2018 (PDF) — “A Weekend with JMAC”
July 2018 (PDF) — “Breathing and Bowing”
June 2018 (PDF) — “21st Century Kenjutsu”
April 2018 (PDF) — “Myths of Self-defense”
March 2018 (PDF) — “Benefits Beyond Technique”
February 2018 (PDF) — “A Habit of Achievement”
January 2018 (PDF) — “Fight, or Quit!”
December 2017 (PDF) — “You Can Do This — And Why You Should”
November 2017 (PDF) — “Why Train?”
October 2017 (PDF) — “Prep 101 — Self-defense is More than Fighting”
September 2017 (PDF) — “The Traditional Ways”
August 2017 (PDF) — “Giri — The Burden of Obligation”
July 2017 (PDF) — “Why Form Matters”
June 2017 (PDF) — “Aphorisms — Perspectives and Observations”
May 2017 (PDF) — “Stupid, Stupid, Stupid...”
April 2017 (PDF) — “Be the Change...”
March 2017 (PDF) — “What You Bring and What You Surrender”
February 2017 (PDF) — “Spiritual Budo”
January 2017 (PDF) — “Transformation in the Traditional Martial Arts”
December 2016 (PDF) — “Why Martial Arts are Good for Women”
November 2016 (PDF) — “Reishiki: Wellspring of Mindset”
September 2016 (PDF) — “Ukemi — The Most Useful Self-defense”
August 2016 (PDF) — “Breathing: You’re Probably Not Doing It Correctly”
July 2016 (PDF) — “The Gold Watch”
