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Introduction to Budo Life

Budo, the martial arts, is generally misinterpreted as a purely physical art which only consists of confronting an opponent in hand to hand combat and where strenuous training for the sole purpose of being victorious when the time calls for … Continue reading

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Origins of Seiza Kata in Iaido

Edo warriors believed that seiza was a position from which he rarely would expect to draw his sword from and from the point of view of attacking, seiza is a dead position. It is also noted that a samurai would … Continue reading

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