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A SHORT HISTORY OF KENDO IN ITALY
Text by Claudio Regoli Italian fencing master against Japanese swordsmanship in 1900 The first visit of […]
THE 19TH KENDO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN MILANO
Text by Claudio Regoli After an interval of 6 years, due to pandemics, the 19th Kendo world Championships took […]
Budo library: “The Secrets of Itto-ryu” and “Unravelling the Cords” in English
Bunbu, the balance between martial arts and literary arts, has been one of the ideals of Japanese martial arts […]
Principles of Budo: Ono-ha Ittō-ryū
Author: Hiden Staff Translator: Mark Hague Go Straight in to Go Straight in The photo on the left shows the fi […]
The common thread between police kendo and Itto-ryu, tied to the rigors of real-world duty
Text: Satoshi Tatewaki Translation: Grigoris Miliaresis Still living within kendo, Itto-ryu’s Kiriotoshi: The […]
Gekiken – A bridge between old kenjutsu and modern sport Kendō
Text by Sandro Fruzi Searching for samurai sword Twenty-five years ago, when I first decided to learn the way […]
Shinkage-ryu Hyoho practiced in Poland
It was three years ago. I heard from a member of the Warsaw branch of our Gyakute-do, where I teach, that ther […]
Sword saints past and present: a visit to Shinto Munen-ryu’s Yushinkan
Text by Grigoris Miliaresis “So, do you want to be deceived?” asked the teacher the student that stood […]
Three days of budo in Kyoto: Kyoto Taikai and Shimogamo Jinja koryu enbu
Text and photographs by Grigoris Miliaresis Three days of budo in Kyoto: Kyoto Taikai and Shimogamo Jinja kory […]
Budo tourism: what do the budoka think? A conversation between Lance Gatling, Sandro Furzi and Michael Reinhardt
text by Grigoris Miliaresis We had started working on the subject of budo tourism at the time when the Covid p […]
You want koryu? Come to Japan –or not! A Worldwide Koryu Dojo Report Review
Text by Grigoris Miliaresis Things to do in a pandemic It started in the spring of 2020 as a reaction to Covi […]
【AIKI Web Course Part 1】Knowledge of AIKI Series 6「How AIKI Works」
In the previous Series 1, I already defined AIKI as the following. “The human brain has an OS (operation syste […]
【AIKI Web Course Part 1】Knowledge of AIKI Series 5「Ryu-ha derived from Daito-ryu」
１.Aikido As already explained in Lecture 4, Aikido is a Budo that was developed by Morihei UESHIBA, who learne […]
Hozoin-ryu: Thrust like a spear, sweep like a naginata, reap like a sickle
Text and Photos by Grigoris Miliaresis It started with a book; in the pre-Internet 1990s most th […]
46th Nihon Kobudo Taikai Here we go again: what a difference several years make
Text and photos by Grigoris Miliaresis We started talking about it with my “Hiden” colleagues after the event […]
An Interview with Manaka Unsui, Founder of the Jissen Kobudo Jinenkan
In this interview, I speak with Manaka Unsui, founder of the Jissen Kobudo Jinenkan. As he enters his retireme […]
The Path of Musashi By Antony Cummins
I am attempting to walk the same path as Miyamoto Musashi. Not the ethical path of his philosophy as outlined […]
[Monthly column] Worldwide Koryu Dojo Report Vol. 30 Ono-ha itto-ryu & Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu (Kodokai) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Interview and text by Grigoris Miliaresis The 30th part of the Worldwide Koryu Dojo Report visits the Nichiget […]
I was wrong about kendo: thoughts on Japan’s most emblematic budo–70th All-Japan Kendo Championship
Text by Grigoris Miliaresis I was wrong about kendo: thoughts on Japan’s most emblematic budo The idea that to […]
[Monthly column] Worldwide Koryu Dojo Report Vol. 29 Shinto Muso-ryu in Ithaca, New York, USA
Interview and text by Grigoris Miliaresis In this 29th and penultimate edition, the Worldwide Koryu Dojo Repor […]
[Monthly column] Worldwide Koryu Dojo Report Vol. 26 Araki-ryu in Athens, Greece
Interview and text by Grigoris Miliaresis For its 26th installment, the Worldwide Koryu Dojo Report visits Gre […]
[Monthly column] Worldwide Koryu Dojo Report Vol.25 Shinto Muso Ryu Jo & Shinto Hatakage Ryu Iai Heiho in Trenton, Michigan, USA
Interview and text by Grigoris Miliaresis The 25th installment of the Worldwide Koryu Dojo Report has a specia […]
[Monthly column] Worldwide Koryu Dojo Report Vol.24 Hyoho Niten Ichi-ryu in Fulda, Germany
Interview and text by Grigoris Miliaresis In volume 24 of the Worldwide Koryu Dojo Report, we visit Fulda, a c […]
[Monthly column] Worldwide Koryu Dojo Report Vol.22 Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu in Germany
Interview and text by Grigoris Miliaresis The representative of the historical Sugino Dojo of Tenshin Shoden K […]
[Readers report]“５ Japanese Words often Misunderstood in Martial Arts”
Texy by Timothy Johnston 1) REI(礼) Real Meaning: Respect Misunderstood meaning: Bow One of the most importan […]
[Monthly column] Worldwide Koryu Dojo Report Vol.20 Hontai Yoshin-ryu in Belgium, Brussels
Interview and text by Grigoris Miliaresis For this 20th part of the Worldwide Koryu Dojo Report we go to the c […]
[Monthly column] Worldwide Koryu Dojo Report Vol.19 Tennen Rishin-ryu in Michigan, USA
Interview and text by Grigoris Miliaresis Contrary to other dojo/group leaders we have featured in the Worldwi […]
Improving Your Aikido through Iaido
Aikido principles have much in common with principles of the Sword, and by training with Iaido including pract […]
[Monthly column] Worldwide Koryu Dojo Report Vol.17 Suio-ryu Iai Kenpo in Finland
Interview and text by Grigoris Miliaresis Again in Scandinavia, the 17th Worldwide Koryu Dojo Report meets wit […]
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