Yesterday, I read an article in the newspaper that talked about human greed. In it, the author explained that humans need to get...

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From the war zone far away, I received happy birthday wishes for my husband and I and a wish for peace for all of our family members....

初段昇格おめでとうございます。 This is the result of your very hard work in training in spite of your busy work schedule. You showed mastery of the...

For the first time in 3 years, we were able to hold our training camp, although it was a smaller group than usual, with 15 participants....

It is the season when cherry blossoms are in full bloom and the petals dancing in the wind are enchanting. Just as flowers and grasses...

“Pay it forward” means that when you receive a favor from someone, you do not return it directly to that person, but do a good turn for...

The number of COVID-19 infections continue to increase every day due to the Omicron variant of the virus. In these kinds of situations,...

On New Year's day I picked a fortune that said "If you do not do what you say you will, the moon will not dwell in your heart".

When someone practices the martial arts, they typically wear a dogi and use a belt (obi) to tie it closed. The Japanese word we use to...

It isn’t about "not falling down", but how you stand up after you’ve fallen. People have many experiences in their lifetime. Good things,...

In Ikenobo, a flower arrangement school, there is a famous saying "Aritsuki Kanau You-ni Ikeyo". According to an article written in the...

The other day, two Express Mail re-delivery notices were in my mailbox. I carelessly applied for redelivery of one of the two parcels...

-- From the sayings of the Yagyu family This saying comes from the Yagyu family who for generations served as the swordsmen and coaches...

In some of my short lectures at Chiseikan, our Aikido Dojo here in Kyoto I explain to my students that there are differences between...

In modern Japan, the phrase "Jyu yoku go wo sessu" or “The soft overcomes the hard” is often used in the martial arts to mean that...

The kanji character “Ai” at the beginning of Aikido is a pictograph that represents a bowl and a lid that fit together “just right”. It...

The spread of the new corona infection began in March last year, and in different parts of Japan today hospital beds continue to be...

"Ko-on Ryu-sui" means that like the clouds floating in the sky, like water flowing in a river, the water changes naturally without...

Budo (martial arts), Sado (tea ceremony), Kado (flower arrangement), Shodo (calligraphy), Koudo (incense). In Japan, there are many...