Interview with Korinji Founder Meido Moore: Being the Uchi Deshi of Fumio Toyoda, Part III

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Meido Moore began aikido as a way to complement his Buddhist studies in college. After training at an Indian monastery and returning to New Jersey, he met Fumio Toyoda at a seminar. There, Moore was enamored with Toyoda’s approach to both aikido and Zen and found himself quickly moving to Chicago, Illinois to be Toyoda’s … Continue reading Interview with Korinji Founder Meido Moore: Being the Uchi Deshi of Fumio Toyoda, Part III

Interview with Korinji Founder Meido Moore: Being the Uchi Deshi of Fumio Toyoda, Part II

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Meido Moore began aikido as a way to complement his Buddhist studies in college. After training at an Indian monastery and returning to New Jersey, he met Fumio Toyoda at a seminar. There, Moore was enamored with Toyoda’s approach to both aikido and Zen and found himself quickly moving to Chicago, Illinois to be Toyoda’s … Continue reading Interview with Korinji Founder Meido Moore: Being the Uchi Deshi of Fumio Toyoda, Part II

Interview with Korinji Founder Meido Moore: Being the Uchi Deshi of Fumio Toyoda, Part I

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Meido Moore began aikido as a way to complement his Buddhist studies in college. After training at an Indian monastery and returning to New Jersey, he met Fumio Toyoda at a seminar. There, Moore was enamored with Toyoda’s approach to both aikido and Zen and found himself quickly moving to Chicago, Illinois to be Toyoda’s … Continue reading Interview with Korinji Founder Meido Moore: Being the Uchi Deshi of Fumio Toyoda, Part I

Interview with An Tir Cut and Thrust Marshal Rachel Raposa: A Relationship with Historical Fencing and Inclusivity

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From her early days watching black-and-white adventure films to becoming a driving force in the growth of cut-and-thrust fencing within the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), Rachel Raposa has combined curiosity, scholarship, and grit to help build a more inclusive, dynamic, and historically informed community. Today, Raposa speaks to the challenges women face in the … Continue reading Interview with An Tir Cut and Thrust Marshal Rachel Raposa: A Relationship with Historical Fencing and Inclusivity

Interview with Aikido School Ando Founders Edo and Anne: Donovan Waite’s Impact in Holland, Part II

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Siblings Anne and Edo Slui trained in aikido since they were children, having their parents unwavering support. They trained under many of the European greats, but found a special connection with Donovan Waite, making their way to many of his seminars throughout the years. Today, the two siblings sat down to talk about their experiences … Continue reading Interview with Aikido School Ando Founders Edo and Anne: Donovan Waite’s Impact in Holland, Part II

Interview with Aikido School Ando Founders Edo and Anne: Donovan Waite’s Impact in Holland, Part I

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Siblings Anne and Edo Slui trained in aikido since they were children, having their parents unwavering support. They trained under many of the European greats, but found a special connection with Donovan Waite, making their way to many of his seminars throughout the years. Today, the two siblings sat down to talk about their experiences … Continue reading Interview with Aikido School Ando Founders Edo and Anne: Donovan Waite’s Impact in Holland, Part I

Creative Anachronism in Japanese Martial Arts: Preserving the Past Through Practice by Michael Martin

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Creative anachronism is more than nostalgia; it’s the pointed revival of historical practices in the modern world, imbued with symbolic resonance, ritual, and performance. Like costumed historical reenactors staging battles for educational or cultural impact, practitioners of budō, or traditional Japanese martial arts, engage in reenactment through their uniforms, weapons, customs, and values. In the … Continue reading Creative Anachronism in Japanese Martial Arts: Preserving the Past Through Practice by Michael Martin

Interview with Bartitsu Practitioner Michael Sanders: Learning a System that Practices What it Preaches

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Michael Sanders first began longsword almost half a decade ago and wanted to find something he could train during the summer months, without dying inside the sparring gear. He stumbled on Bartitsu, a Victorian-era martial art blending self-defense, striking, and grappling techniques, and has yet to look back. Sanders sat down to share his insights … Continue reading Interview with Bartitsu Practitioner Michael Sanders: Learning a System that Practices What it Preaches