Inner Dharma is a blog providing periodic essays on traditional martial arts and culture. Also hosted here are recommended training resources listing active training groups I am personally familiar with as well as a curated bibliography of published works on traditional martial arts I have found useful and informative.

I am a formal lineal student of internal martial arts including Yin style Baguazhang, Hebei style Xingyiquan and Northern Wu style Taijiquan. I also have studied several approaches to classical Japanese swordsmanship, including Kashima-shinden Jikishinkage-ryū.

I continue my practice in the Pacific Northwest. The website associated to that ongoing training, with links to my current teaching activities, is Gassankan.org.

Mark Raugas