An essay by Ellis Amdur over at Kogen Budo got me thinking about what goes into make "real budo". Is it the harshness of the training? Is it the risk of injury when you make a mistake? Is it using live weapons instead of practice weapons? Or is it something else? I've put my thoughts in this blog
http://budobum.blogspot.com/2018/03/...real-budo.html
What makes your budo "real"?