Only you can understand Budo
Don't feed the monkey, keep going and expect to break
20 years ago, I had my first training experience with my martial arts teacher, and in this episode I want to share with you some observations that I took from that experience and how it really helped me to understand this saying,
Keep going.
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Nin Tai, Something More than Not Giving Up
About 15 years ago, I was at a martial arts seminar in Virginia that Manaka Sensei was teaching.
Testing Expectations, What's Beyond the Curriculum
Reflections on Giri, our obligational duty as written by Inazo Nitobe
I want to continue the discussion about the fundamental difference between right and wrong. If you listened to the first episode, we talked about Bushido The Soul of Japan, written by Inazō Nitobe.
I’ll be sharing each...
Gi, The fundamental difference between right and wrong
Much of how I teach is centered around topics that I first present to the children’s class, and then I kind of carry that same sentiment throughout into my evening class making it more contextual for the adult students.
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First Training of 2019, Hastu Keiko
On January 1, 2019 at 5:30 a.m., the first class of the new year bowed in and training began. The topic was centered on the Jinen Ryu Bikenjutsu kata, Hiryu.
Following, the tradition of cutting tatami as the new sun began to take over the...
Adam Mitchell receives Rokkudan from Unsui Sensei
During the 2018 Tokubetsu no Keiko, (special training) at the Jinenkan Honbu Dojo attended by instructors from around the world, Adam Mitchell received promotion to Rokkudan, 6th degree, by Unsui Sensei.
As well, Mario DeMol, Jinenkan...
Nanpa Aruki: Or How To Hack Walking To Be More Efficient
Written by koichi
Hate to break it to you normal-walker, but the way you’re walking right now is inefficient, ridiculous, and just plain wrong. You know how you’re overly moving your hips and twisting your body like a pretzel,...
Otonashi no Kamae, 音無しの構
While training the The Hanbōjutsu of Kukishin Ryū in Japan during the Spring of 2008, Unsui Sensei explained to me the use of otonashi no kamae.
His lesson was premised on the principle of “be an easy target for your opponent.” But the...
Adam Mitchell
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Adam Mitchell is the owner and instructor at the Jinenkan Kosei Gogi Dojo in Mahopac, New York. He is a personal student of Manaka Unsui and has acheived the rank of 6th Dan in the Jissen Kobudo Jinenkan.
