Recently, when members from a dojo in Australia came to train at my dojo, we talked about the concept of "Heijoshin,"

While I was window shopping in Osaka a few days ago, I was attracted by these words posted in front of a temple that I had passed.

From August 16th to 18th, we traveled to Niigata to conduct a promotion examination and joint training for the students of NenshinRyu Budo

Thank you to Shizenkan University for inviting me to be speak about BizDo and "Resilience" as part of their 2024 Japan Forum. Thank you...

It was an honor to teach a BizDo session for the 5th and 6th times as a part of the HEMBA Tokyo tour. HEMBA is a joint program between...

Pietro Sensei from Taki No Kan Dojos in Verona, Italy came to Chiseikan to practice. It was a very enjoyable training session, as he...

On May 18, members of Chiseikan Dojo gave a self-defense performance at BUTSUGENJI temple in Kyoto. We enjoyed our first ever...

In Japan, February 3 is the day of "Setsubun," an event to drive out "bad things" with a wish to "stay healthy for a year.

People often say, “I clearly understand myself best.” But is this really true? Surprisingly, it is difficult to be objective about our own w

In our November Yamato Kokoro (大和心) class, I introduced the concept of “Tanren” for all of the students in Chiseikan Dojo. 日本語はこちら To...

At the heart of any business or organization sits the philosophy that guides it. Will this philosophy guide this business to create...

We were honored to have Brett Nener-sensei from the University of Western Australia (UWA) Aikido Club in Perth, WA visit Chiseikan Dojo...

It was a great honor for me to be invited to the Hospitality Executive MBA (HEMBA) program run by two of the world's top hospitality...

If you look up the Japanese word reigi (礼儀), or "courtesy" in the dictionary, you will find that it is defined as "a code of conduct...

In Japanese, the beautiful full moon of mid-autumn on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month is called " Mochizuki ". This year, it falls...

It was a pleasure to host Xavier Duval Sensei from Hong Kong and Darren Ball Sensei from Melbourne here at Chiseikan Dojo in Kyoto last...

We had a wonderful Mochizuki Aikido Intensive Training in Tokyo this long weekend! Thank you for all of the fantastic Senseis who taught...

Thank you very much Steve wright-sensei for the great special class on staff (jo) techniques here at 稔心流武道智誠館 Nenshinryu Budo Chiseikan !...

It was an honor for us to welcome Murat-sensei from Yamato Aikido International in Perth, WA to teach a special class for us yesterday.

日本語はこちら It was my honor to be invited by both Shizenkan University and IMD Business School to run two BizDo seminars on May 29th and May...