Surviving Training in Japan: A Practical Word & Phrase Guide
Training in Japan (or anywhere in the world with a Japanese teacher) can sometimes be both fun and frustrating...
Wabi-Sabi
Have you ever seen something beautiful, like a piece of furniture, or a sculpture, or painting, and thought &#...
And You Thought Karate Was Hard?
Everyone learns in his or her own pace. Some people need maybe half the time other people need, just to learn ...
Bowling for Budo
Last week I attended a lecture about communication in the Japanese society. I think that in order to understa...
Koshi O Hineru
The above phrase, “Koshi o hineru“, translates as “Twisting (of the) hips“. This is so...