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...

We learn from Budo to be aware of such details. So, please recognize and appreciate that your happiness is thanks to so many other people.

Our 1st Annual Hanami picnic and joint practice was a great success today. Fantastic practice, and beautiful weather! It was a great...

日本語はこちら On March 14, I was invited to an elementary school in Kyoto City to conduct a self-defense seminar for children. Every day, there...

Chiseikan Dojo Shihan Yoshie Sugai Sensei was interviewed by Kyoto Sangyo 21 News Magazine this month. Please click here to read the full...

After my routine checkup at the hospital, I usually go home immediately afterwards. But since the weather was really nice today, I felt...