The Blown Feather Sword (吹毛剣) – To Cut Away Our Attachments and Shikai

Here’s a translation of an explanation of a koan [Wiki_Koan] regarding a special sword referred to as “The Blown Feather Sword”（吹毛剣－suimouken).  A koan is typically a

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Quotes on Seme (攻め)

Quotes on Mushin, Flow and Open-Focus – Part 1

Quotes on Mushin, Flow and Open-Focus – Part 2

Quotes on Mushin, Flow and Open-Focus – Part 3 & References

Some Quotes from a Documentary on Eiga Sensei and Mushin-no-Waza (無心の技)

There is an inspirational documentary of Naoki Eiga sensei produced by NHK in 2003 [Eiga_Documentary].  In the video, he reflects on the reason behind his initial loss to

Hikitsuke (the Quick Follow-up of the Rear Foot) in Fumikomi – Some Pointers and Videos

This article highlights some pointers and videos on a fundamental component of fumikomi known as hikitsuke (引付) – courtesy of a number of sensei’s.   An experimental