Austere training, or Shugyo has become a re occurring topic. I've posted articles here and here. My youngest daughter plays volleyball for her college. As a freshman, this year she was introduced to 3 a day practices at the college level. This was...

The Quirky Japan Blog is never disappointing. Here are a number of photographs from a Japanese graveyard. Who needs fiction?

A friend of mine sent me this article from The New York Times. I've excerpted a portion below. The full article may be read here.     Once Slave to Luxury, Japan Catches Thrift Bug By HIROKO TABUCHI TOKYO — Not long ago, many Japanese...

Wang Shujin was not only a big man, he was a giant in internal martial arts circles. A friend of mine sent me video clips he found of one of the senior students of WSJ's system, Kent Howard, performing elements of that system. More about Wang Shujin...

This is an excerpt from an article at Aunkai.net. The full article may be read here. There are many who pursue the daily practice of Bujutsu (Budo) as a means to temper their spirit. Training in Bujutsu, or performing Bujutsu Tanren is one way of...