Why did Mikinosuke Kawaishi say there’s no point in understanding before learning? Explore repetition, mushin, and embodied skill in martial arts.

Explore how Kawaishi, early Judo, and Jukido Jujutsu preserved a broader martial tradition of striking, grappling, randori, and real-world self-defense.

Reiho and Heiho serve different purposes. Understanding both their distinction and their relationship is essential to understanding budo not simply as a physical martial arts practice.

This video is a great demonstration of not just technique but the logic behind how branches of technique are designed to fit together.

In the world of Japanese martial arts, particularly judo & jujutsu, one often hears the terms katame-waza (grappling techniques) and newaza (ground fighting) used interchangeably.

I study all martial arts. Intensely. Deeply. I am in love with the study of martial arts.