Essays

Inner Dharma was a blog collecting some of my thoughts on classical and traditional martial arts, which I maintained between 2004 and 2024. Below are links to some essays I have online.

  • Sep 9, 2024

    essay : Divergence and Unification in Shinkage-ryū

    Link to an essay on kata, heiho and shugyo, where I compare and contrast different surviving lines of Shinkage-ryū and reflect on my own practice.
  • Feb 16, 2023

    essay : General Qi Jiguans's Jixiao Xinshu and Reflections on Claims of Martial Virtue

    An essay published at Kogen Budo, where I look at some older writings from Japanese koryu that reference classical Chinese military treatises, and then examine how practices described in those works may be represented in arts surviving today.
  • Feb 23, 2017

    essay : Aiki and Internal Training

    In reorganizing Inner Dharma, I have combined my writing on the topic of aiki in Aikido and Daito-ryu, as the concept relates to the practice of internal martial arts. Below you will find some of my thoughts inspired from the active discussions occuring on Aiki Web, Aikido Journal, and other martial arts meeting grounds online.