Monthly Archives: June 2015

Bubishi: Martial Art Spirit (book review)

When it comes to „the Bubishi“, two separate English translations are considered the only ones that present “the complete Bubishi text” in a Western language. Namely, the translation published by Patrick McCarthy, and that of George Alexander & Ken Penland. … Continue reading

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Lineages, personal relations, and official recognition

Lineages, personal relations, and official recognition were important in Japanese arts, including martial arts, for hundreds of years. That is were titles like “soke” come from, which was used by schools of tea ceremony, theater and the like. The importance … Continue reading

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