Dave Lowry Sep 19Better BusinessHow (Not) to Name Your DojoMartial artists who are about to open their own dojo often want to give it a Japanese name.
Dave Lowry Sep 4KarateEmbracing Mistakes in Martial Arts: Lessons from Kappa, Kendo, and AikidoKappa are curious beasts of Japanese mythology. With the body of a human and the shell and beak of a turtle, they live..
Mark JacobsJul 9Traditional ArtsClassical Japanese Martial Arts: An American Who Went To Japan and Discovered HimselfThe author of numerous internet essays, books, novels, and even a dozen psychology manuals on how to deal with violence....
Black Belt TeamDec 19, 2023AikidoCan Traditional Martial Arts like Aikido Still Grow in the Age of MMA? Part 2/2by Antonio Terrone Last week we published part one. Part two offers final suggestions for keeping traditional martial arts alive. There...
Black Belt TeamDec 12, 2023AikidoCan Traditional Martial Arts like Aikido Grow in the Age of MMA? PART 1 of 2by Antonio Terrone There has been much clamor in the aikido world about a recent study suggesting that practice of the traditional...
Mark JacobsNov 8, 2022Traditional ArtsAikido Pioneer Thamby Rajah Dies at 96Malaysian martial arts pioneer Thamby Rajah died on Sunday at the age of 96. Credited as being the first Malaysian to earn black belts in...