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Preserving the Kosen Judo, with Joichi Hirao Sensei articles blog Oct 09, 2024

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Keeping alive the history, truth and training of old school Judo.

I am thrilled to have the esteemed Joichi Hirao Sensei joining me in...

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Learning from Maasai, Spear Fighting with the Elder Warrior articles blog Aug 13, 2024

Journals from my travels into the heart of Kenya to immerse myself in the ways of the Maasai tribe.

My purpose for being in Kenya, was to travel throughout the most poverty stricken areas to...

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Saving Kominka, The Endangered Folk House articles blog Jul 30, 2024

There are 800,000 traditional buildings in Japan, some hundreds of years old, and the are abandon and being torn down at 10% each year. These incredible structures, forgotten representations of...

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Kobudo Going Forward, with Manaka Unsui articles blog Jun 05, 2024

This is the video episode, recorded at the Shunpukan Dojo, in Noda-shi, following a week of training with Unsui Sensei. He sat us down to discuss how we should approach our study of traditional...

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Japan Trip, 2024 Day 1, Kusarifundo Chi no Kata article blog May 27, 2024

Day 1 is in the books, Jinen Ryu Kusari Fundo Jutsu with Sensei. We covered the Chi no Kata, henka and keiko no ho.

My observation about Sensei is this: he put the fundo right between my eyes like a...

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Finding The Dao in Violence, with Jack Schaefer articles blog May 15, 2024

Episode 11: Not Ignoring the Dao in the Traditional Martial Arts

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Today we sit down with Taoist Priest, Chinese Medicine practitioner and martial...

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Reflection 4: Stealing from the Mongolian Tiger article blog May 11, 2024

Episode 10: Reflecting on the state of leadership and the preserving the art.

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Have we been lied to? Or, are the truths very hard to reach within...

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Death and Rebirth of the Bu Jin, with Sean Askew articles blog May 07, 2024

Episode 9: A dialogue on the Togakure Ryu, myth, fact the future of a Hidden Lineage

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Join me in conversation with Sean Askew, author of Hidden...

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Jishu Geiko, A Guide to Solo Practice in Kobudo article blog Apr 16, 2024

Episode 8: Discussing the best ways to practice martial arts outside of the Dojo. 

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In this episode, we go deep into the concept of “...

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Kyo To, Look at The Hands articles blog Apr 11, 2024

Kyo To: Currently the kata we are training in the Dojo, Takagi Yoshin Ryu Shoden Omote Gata.

Look at the hands.

One of the foundational points Unsui Sensei teaches in this form is a complete lack...

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Discovering Ikigai-kan, A Life Worth Living, with Nick Kemp articles blog Apr 09, 2024

Epsiode 7: Ikigai and unraveling it's profound meaning as the essence of life’s purpose.

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Nicholas Kemp, author of Ikigai-kan, Feel A...

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From Traditional Kata to Modern Reality: Exploring Knife Fighting in Kobudo articles blog Apr 05, 2024

In this reflection, I share from a deeply personal and traumatic experience of being attacked and stabbed and exactly how this event shaped my perspective on knife defense as a martial arts...

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Rewriting Budo, with Eric Shahan articles blog Mar 26, 2024

Episode 3: Uncovering Martial Arts Wisdom: Eric Shahan's Journey into Translating Japanese Books

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In this episode, I...

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Kobudo Training and Attaining Kakusei Mushin, with Manaka Unsui articles blog Mar 22, 2024

 In this exciting kickoff episode of the Shugyo podcast, host Adam Mitchell welcomes you to sit beside him and his students, at a Dojo in Japan with his teacher, Manaka Unsui, to...

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Reflection 1: Keep Going articles blog Mar 22, 2024

Episode 2. Unveiling the True Meaning of "Keep Going" in the Path of Budo Mastery

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In this episode of Shugyo, host Adam Mitchell delves...

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In This Class: Osae Komi Waza, Shiho and Kesa Gatame articles blog Jan 30, 2024

In this class, we drilled fundamental newaza techniques from the osae komi waza (pinning techniques) with a focus on shiho and kesa gatame (four corner and scarf hold locks). This is just a quick...

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