Inner Dharma

Inner Dharma is a writing project that began in 2006 concerned with traditional martial arts and culture. My research and writing on Kashima-shinden Jikishinkage-ryū (opens in a new tab) is now found at jikishinkageryu.org, along with my first books (opens in a new tab) on that art.

The later two-volume set Mountain, Sword, and Mind, examining early martial traditions and their relationship to Shugendō, completes this work. I want to thank all those who provided feedback and encouragement over a period of twenty years. I continue my practice of kenjutsu and Chinese internal martial arts in the Pacific Northwest.

Mark Raugas
Seattle, WA