This blog features all things budo – aikido, judo, and jodo tips as well as general martial arts philosophy and advice. Writings from some of Kaze Uta Budo Kai’s finest teachers, students, and friends.
Posts from the budo blog
How to Play Judo
by Kyle Sloan Some folks might look at what we’re doing, and because it’s not a competition deal immediately dislike it. Well, let me try to change your mind. The method we…
Subtle Energy Synchrony – Meditation, Chi-Gung-Budo
by Nick Lowry If you have a lot of pendulums swinging in a room, over a short period of time they all tend to en-train toward synchronicity with the largest one. This…
Aiki-Feel
by Nick Lowry So much of what we do, if we do it well, is a matter of feel. Sensitivity, touch, and full body presence. Actions and reflexes all finely tuned to…
The Price of Knowing
by Nick Lowry Experiment: Read the following aloud A bird in thethe handis worth two inthe bush Almost everyone reads this as “A bird in the hand is worth two in the…
Are There Any Such Things as Kata in Aikido?
by Nick Lowry Are there any such things as kata in aikido? Of course there are – it’s a silly question, but if you take it that aikido is the invention of…
Kata: Kihon, Seitei, Henka, Koryu
by Nick Lowry How do we impart knowledge in physical sense? How do imbue a student with not only the information that is contained in a physical culture of budo, but also…