鷹 Taka meaning: Japanese Hawk vs Falcon Taka no Mai (Hawk Dance) is an excellent exercise for basic physical strength, and it needs very little space. The side-to-side rock works… Read More »鷹の舞 Taka no Mai (The Hawk Dance)
摩利支天法 Marishiten-hō Introduction to the Translation This translation presents the complete text of a handwritten Japanese manuscript of the Marishiten-hō (摩利支天法), the Ritual Method of Marishiten. The original is a… Read More »摩利支天法 Marishiten-hō (document from 1698)
I once read that the Amatsu Tatara scrolls themselves were said to have come from the belly of a fish. That single detail made the old Chinese legend of Lü… Read More »太公望と天津蹈鞴 Taikōbō and the Amatsu Tatara
武風 Bufū by Takamatsu Sensei in question is a classical Japanese martial manifesto written in kanbun (漢文) style—formal classical Chinese as traditionally composed and read in Japan. This elevated literary… Read More »武風 Bufū by Takamatsu Sensei
Ryūgi-mei, or style names in classical Japanese martial arts, often originated from claims of divine or mythical transmission. Early schools frequently attributed their founding to gods, Buddhas, tengu, or dreams… Read More »流儀名 Ryūgi-mei (Style Names in Classical Japanese Martial Arts)
