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Interview with Futabakai Founder Nobukazu Miura: Teaching Kendo and Iaido

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Nobukazu Miura first studied kendo as part of a physical education program in high school. After moving to North Carolina to open a Japanese restaurant, Miura restarted training kendo in 2000. He then relocated to Washington, DC, began teaching there, then moved to Pennsylvania and opened another Japanese restaurant. There, he met aikidoka Todd Kupper, … Continue reading Interview with Futabakai Founder Nobukazu Miura: Teaching Kendo and Iaido

Interview with HDKI Founder Scott Langley: Getting on with Karate, Part II

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Scott Langley first started jujutsu at the age of five. After a move to North Yorkshire, he started karate. During that time, he found an interview with Frank Brennan relating his decision to become a full-time karate instructor. In reading that interview, Langley knew that was what he wanted to do and set himself on … Continue reading Interview with HDKI Founder Scott Langley: Getting on with Karate, Part II

Interview with HDKI Founder Scott Langley: Getting on with Karate, Part I

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Scott Langley first started jujutsu at the age of five. After a move to North Yorkshire, he started karate. During that time, he found an interview with Frank Brennan relating his decision to become a full-time karate instructor. In reading that interview, Langley knew that was what he wanted to do and set himself on … Continue reading Interview with HDKI Founder Scott Langley: Getting on with Karate, Part I

A Distinctive Dilemma: How Aikido Struggles to Find an Identity in the Modern World by Michael Aloia

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Even during its formation, Aikido has taken on many permutations and multiple interpretations. In brief, its origins are a mixture of physical movements, battlefield ideologies, cultural philosophies, and religious beliefs. More than 80 years after its coining, Aikido continues to take on many forms and interpretations. With the art now moving into a new era … Continue reading A Distinctive Dilemma: How Aikido Struggles to Find an Identity in the Modern World by Michael Aloia

Interview with Tokoshi Kempo Founder RD Lawrence: Find the Similarities

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RD Lawrence's first introduction to the martial arts was through a retired Second World War veteran who taught a combination of Japanese jujutsu and kempo, and magic. Additionally, Lawrence moved from place to place, following his father’s pastoral duties, and experienced many different martial arts along the way. While in Ohio, he learned a police-oriented … Continue reading Interview with Tokoshi Kempo Founder RD Lawrence: Find the Similarities

Interview with Lifetime Martial Artist Chris Dewey: The Path to Akayama-ryu

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Chris Dewey began studying judo under Roy Inman at his Fairholm Judo Club. He later relocated to Canada to continue his training there while pursuing a doctorate degree. Upon moving to the United States in 1984, he took up taekwondo and hapkido until he found another judo club. During that time, he had the opportunity … Continue reading Interview with Lifetime Martial Artist Chris Dewey: The Path to Akayama-ryu

Interview with Southern United States Kendo & Iaido Federation President Mark Kerstein: The Development of Kendo in Texas

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Mark Kerstein first started training in Taekwondo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin when he was 15 years old in 1970. He later moved to Houston, Texas in 1983, and after spending some time searching for an instructor, he found Darrell Craig at the Houston Budokan. After observing a Kendo practice, Kerstein was hooked and has spent over … Continue reading Interview with Southern United States Kendo & Iaido Federation President Mark Kerstein: The Development of Kendo in Texas

Interview with Longtime Daito-ryu Practitioner Eric Pearson: Finding the Aiki in Everything, Part I

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Eric Pearson first stared into the window at the practicing aikidoka during his smoke break at a local pizza shop, convincing himself that his kung fu skills would take out all of them. Then something inspired him to walk in for practice, and he never looked back. He began training under Russell Waddell and Chuck … Continue reading Interview with Longtime Daito-ryu Practitioner Eric Pearson: Finding the Aiki in Everything, Part I

Interview with Akayama-ryu Headmaster Mark Barlow: Learning from Alex Marshall

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Mark Barlow first met Alex Marshall during his time at university in a judo class. Barlow joined the class and never looked back. As Marshall began working with more and more law enforcement, he started to codify everything that he learned into one system, Akayama-ryu Jujutsu. Since his passing, Barlow has taken over the responsibilities … Continue reading Interview with Akayama-ryu Headmaster Mark Barlow: Learning from Alex Marshall

Interview with Mokuren Dojo Founder Patrick Parker: Judo, Aikido, and Everything Else

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1986 started Patrick Parker into the martial arts world with taekwondo, switching to karate while in college. At that time, he came across some people “holding hands and dancing around,” training aikido. After investigating and experiencing one class, Parker was hooked, beginning his journey in aikido, judo, and jodo. Following the Karl Geis lineage of … Continue reading Interview with Mokuren Dojo Founder Patrick Parker: Judo, Aikido, and Everything Else