Each year on October 28, the world celebrates World Judo Day, honoring the legacy and philosophy of Judo. This martial art, founded by...

In 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry sailed into Edo harbor (now Tokyo) with four steam-powered warships. The United States was on a mission...

Before Jigoro Kano and the Meiji Restoration, there was jujitsu. Back then, a person practiced in an ordinary kimono, usually a hakama and..

Like most historical figures, past giants of the budo world tend to stand, in our view, at such a distance as to make them seem almost..

Leo Fong is one of the wisest people I know. Now in his ninth decade in the martial arts, he’s also one of the most experienced,...