Training in the koryu

These articles, while no substitute for actual experience training in Japan, can help you understand the rich cultural matrix that gave rise to the bushi culture and their warrior arts. Also included are perspectives on training by students and master teachers, with hints that may prove useful to your own training.

Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn
Bowing by Dave Lowry
Bu, Ken, Ju by Dave Lowry
Dogu, the Tools of Traditional Japan by Dave Lowry
Entering the Doorway by Dave Lowry
Hiding in the Shadows of the Warrior by Ellis Amdur
Inyogyo by Dave Lowry
Kata Training and Aikido by Diane Skoss
The Lessons of Embu by Diane Skoss
The Luxury of Anger by Dave Lowry
Maai by Diane Skoss
The Meaning of Martial Arts Training: A Conversation with Sawada Hanae by Meik Skoss
The Mutts and the Mochi Cakes by E.J. Harrison
Persimmon Wind: Chapter 9, Obligations by Dave Lowry
Setsuninto--Katsujinken by Ellis Amdur
Shihan and Hanshi by Meik Skoss
Soke: Historical Incarnations of a Title and its Entitlements by William M. Bodiford
Training in Japan by Meik Skoss
Travel Alert Japan: Beware of Possible Fox Spirit Possession by Dave Lowry
Uchidachi & Shidachi by Nishioka Tsuneo
The Wave Man: an excerpt by Chris Bates