Text by Grigoris Miliaresis “So, do you want to be deceived?” asked the teacher the student that stood […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Pilgrimage to a Karate sacred place. Yaeyama, Motobu, Okinawa…
Mount Yae is one of the highest points on the “Sakura route”. It represents a very popular destination in the […]
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF FUNAKOSHI GICHIN
Master Funakoshi Gichin (1868-1957) is universally recognized as “The Father of Modern Karate”. However, some […]
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 […]
Trying Samurai Combat (Armored Battle) and Bushido Class at Castle Tintagel in Tokyo.
Author: Jessica Gerrity（Instagram/Twitter @jessintokyo） Hi everyone, this is Jessica, Budo Ambassador at Budoj […]
Mugai-ryu Hogyokukai: Redefining iai
Text by Grigoris Miliaresis It isn’t as advertised as my work in “Hiden” and Budojapan but another thing I do […]
Ninja Information Center Visit.
Author: Jessica Gerrity（IG Twitter @jessintokyo） Ninja experience at the Ninja Information Cente […]
Sports Yabusame: Blending traditional equine culture with sport.
Text by Jessica Gerrity Konnichiwa and hello everyone, I’m Jess and I’ve lived in Japan for 18 yea […]
Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryu: breath in, breath out, step in, step out
Text by Grigoris Miliaresis Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu does it with fast, long and complicated kata, Mo […]
Ono-ha Itto-ryu:One sword to rule them all
Text by Grigoris A.Miliaresis An approach to kenjutsu almost scientific in depth and breadth After 30 years in […]
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