Shugyō [修行]
Inner Dharma articles and updates concerned with my personal training and philosophy of practice. Some if its earlier content with a personal focus, can be found below. Also available is a brief summary of my training background in Japanese martial arts.
Essays and Articles
March 2026
Details on my continued practice of kenjutsu.
March 2026
Training Curriculum
January 2026
Inner Dharma at twenty - a retrospective.
June 2025
Reading the kata of Jikishinkage-ryū through kuzushi — from the hidden order of initiative in tō-no-kata, through the turning point at its capstone, to the close-quarter application of kodachi — framed by the triad of heaven, earth, and man.
September 2020
On solo practice, free sparring, entering HEMA competition, and the waning intensity of classical martial arts. A synthesis of reflections from 2017 to 2020 on what it means to keep kenjutsu practice alive.
August 2019
Reflections on a decade of practice in Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū, the decision to leave the art, and an analysis of what may lie hidden beneath its surface.