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I sent a note off to someone who may be able to answer your questions for you. Hopefully, he'll be able to stop by.

The sense I get is that they see themselves as performers, more than as budoka. The interviews I've read indicate that they are aware that they are...

I wonder how some of these players would benefit from training under an actual Martial Arts instructor? Give their interest and experience in faking...

ZNIR or Zen I Ren established in 1954 after the abandonment of Dai Nippon Butokukai and was the only Iaido Renmei. The ZNKR (Zen ken ren)first four...

Probably the link is no longer viable. It's been a long time since this thread was posted!

Greetings Paul. I was wondering if you were able to find which schools contributed the two extra waza for the DNIR toho. I was trying to use...

Hello everyone! I’m looking for someone who’d be willing to lend or sell the following book ‘Classical swordsmanship of Japan’ by Serge Mol. Much...

Hello, Thank you for your interest in the book! You are right, "Taikyoku" is the Japanese version of the Chinese word "T'ai-chi". In the book I...

Will have to pick up a copy. Funakoshi's teaching in this modern era (IMHO) seem to be glossed over. On Facebook (and I'm not dropping a name...

The guys I learned from were holdovers from the originals, before WWII killed many off. They taught the old stuff, before commercial art caught up...

I suppose it depends on what the person is looking for. Some are drawn to study and practice a traditional art or system, and love the cultural...

I applaud anyone who participates in such an activity, but I wonder if it would be better to train under an actual Martian Arts teacher. I see lots...

Not quite a ghost town, though some of our folks have passed on and others have moved on. Some of us are still maintaining E-Budo as an active forum...

I recently watched an interview with her, where she talks about her training. Apparently, she learned "sword" moves from one of her martial arts...

I'm still here, but the forum is definitely not as active as it once was.

Correct Cady. It is entertainment but not real. I wonder if anyone of them has ever had a minute if training. But, it beats "woke" stuff.

Just logged on for the first time in a long while. Is there anybody out there! Just to say - my website gets a lot of hits - but these days I get...

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There are folks who make up forms for demonstration and competition, without having any formal training in an authentic martial art in the area they...

Hello, Thank you very much for your wishes! It is a special book for Karateka with a keen interest in old Shōtōkan, who like to read literal...

I would really recommend adding burpees to your exercise routine. You need a whole body workout, and those will do it. Judo will require you to use...

Doing hours of hard judo training must burn off thousands of calories.

I vaguely remember how exhausted and sweaty we were after practicing for many hours going out to eat and it was like feeding the hogs. After so many...