UMAP projection of every essay, colored by topic — tight knots are cohesive topics, scattered points diffuse ones (σ spread in the legend). Hover a point for its title; click to open the essay.
A map of the writing on this site, placed by topic-model similarity (a 2-D UMAP of text embeddings). Nearby points are thematically close and color marks the cluster; click a point to open that page.
Recurring concepts across the writing — each links the articles that treat it.
Lineage Transmission — A Jikishinkage-ryū Densho from 1800 · Aiki and Internal Training · Chūya-ha Ittō-ryū · Divergence and Unification in Shinkage-ryū · Examining Shinkage-ryū Densho in Kyushu · Factions of Jikishinkage-ryū · Fujishin-ryū · Fujita Taiichirō · Goshinhō shidai: self-protection methods · Haguro Shugendō · Heki-ryū and the Sekka-ha · Hokushin Ittō-ryū · Hōzōin-ryū · Iba Sōtarō · Imahori [Chiiozō] · Inoue Hachirō · Jitokuin-ryū Sōjutsu · Kawashima Takashi · Kitō-ryū · Kondō Yanosuke · Kyōshin Meichi-ryū · Matsudaira Chikaranosuke · Matsuoka Katsunosuke · Matsushita Seiichirō · Mitsuhashi Torazō · Momoi Shunzō IV · Nakayama Tatsusaburō · Odani Seiichirō · Okugi no Tachi · On Tengu, Precedence, and Densho · Princeton Bāguà and Tàijí Seminar · Reading the 1968 JSKR Founder’s Stele at Kashima · Ryūgō-ryū · Sakakibara Kenkichi · Shingyōtō-ryū · Shintō Munen-ryū · Tamiya-ryū · The Katōda Shinkage-ryū of Matsuzaki Namishirō · The Kawashima Takashi Memorial Stele · The Yūgekitai · Toda Hachirōzaemon · Totsuka-ha Yōshin-ryū · Ōshima-ryū
Koryu Budo — Amano Hachirō · Chūya-ha Ittō-ryū · Factions of Jikishinkage-ryū · Fujishin-ryū · Fujita Taiichirō · Gassan Heihō [月山兵法] · General Qi Jiguang’s Jixiao Xinshu and Reflections on Claims of Martial Virtue · Gogyō Exegesis: Lessons from Shintō-ryū · Goshinhō shidai: self-protection methods · Heki-ryū and the Sekka-ha · Hokushin Ittō-ryū · Hōzōin-ryū · Iba Sōtarō · Inoue Hachirō · Jitokuin-ryū Sōjutsu · Kawashima Takashi · Kitō-ryū · Kyōshin Meichi-ryū · Matsudaira Chikaranosuke · Matsuoka Katsunosuke · Matsushita Seiichirō · Mitsuhashi Torazō · Momoi Shunzō IV · Nakayama Tatsusaburō · Ryūgō-ryū · Sakakibara Kenkichi · Shimada Toranosuke · Shingyōtō-ryū · Shintō Munen-ryū · Some Jikishinkage-ryū Monuments at Kashima Jingū · Takahashi Deishū · Tamiya-ryū · The Katōda Shinkage-ryū of Matsuzaki Namishirō · The Seieitai of Chūjō Kinnosuke Kageaki · The Shōgitai · The Yūgekitai · Toda Hachirōzaemon · Totsuka-ha Yōshin-ryū · Yamaoka Tesshū · Ōshima-ryū
Kenjutsu — A Jikishinkage-ryū Densho from 1800 · Chūya-ha Ittō-ryū · Divergence and Unification in Shinkage-ryū · Eight Phases and Eight Extremes · Examining Shinkage-ryū Densho in Kyushu · Factions of Jikishinkage-ryū · Fixed measurement and the three accordances · Fujishin-ryū · Fujita Taiichirō · Gassan Heihō [月山兵法] · Gogyō Exegesis: Lessons from Shintō-ryū · Hokushin Ittō-ryū · Honme Yarijirō · Iba Sōtarō · Imahori [Chiiozō] · Inoue Hachirō · Kawashima Takashi · Kondō Yanosuke · Kyōshin Meichi-ryū · Matsudaira Chikaranosuke · Matsushita Seiichirō · Mitsuhashi Torazō · Momoi Shunzō IV · Notes on the Gokui of Jikishinkage-ryū · Odani Seiichirō · Okugi no Tachi · Pressure Testing in Classical Budō · Ryūgō-ryū · Sakakibara Kenkichi · Shimada Toranosuke · Shingyōtō-ryū · Shintō Munen-ryū · The Katōda Shinkage-ryū of Matsuzaki Namishirō · The Truth of the Calm Spirit · Toda Hachirōzaemon · Yamaoka Tesshū · Ōshima-ryū
Jikishinkage-ryu — A Jikishinkage-ryū Densho from 1800 · A-Un, Gogyō, Godai and Beyond · Factions of Jikishinkage-ryū · Fixed measurement and the three accordances · Heaven, Earth, and Man: Exploring Sente, Kuzushi, and Marobashi · Honme Yarijirō · Hōjō ken Kokoro-e sho · Notes on the Gokui of Jikishinkage-ryū · Reading the 1968 JSKR Founder’s Stele at Kashima · Some Jikishinkage-ryū Monuments at Kashima Jingū · The Kawashima Takashi Memorial Stele · The Truth of the Calm Spirit · The Ura of Hōjō
Kobusho — Fujita Taiichirō · Honme Yarijirō · Hōzōin-ryū · Iba Sōtarō · Imahori [Chiiozō] · Inoue Hachirō · Kitō-ryū · Kondō Yanosuke · Matsudaira Chikaranosuke · Odani Seiichirō · Sakakibara Kenkichi · Toda Hachirōzaemon · Totsuka-ha Yōshin-ryū
Kata — A-Un, Gogyō, Godai and Beyond · Divergence and Unification in Shinkage-ryū · Eight Phases and Eight Extremes · Gassan Heihō [月山兵法] · Gogyō Exegesis: Lessons from Shintō-ryū · Heaven, Earth, and Man: Exploring Sente, Kuzushi, and Marobashi · Hōjō ken Kokoro-e sho · Layers of Training · Okugi no Tachi · On Tengu, Precedence, and Densho · Pressure Testing in Classical Budō
Densho — A Jikishinkage-ryū Densho from 1800 · Eight Phases and Eight Extremes · Examining Shinkage-ryū Densho in Kyushu · Fixed measurement and the three accordances · Goshinhō shidai: self-protection methods · Hōjō ken Kokoro-e sho · Notes on the Gokui of Jikishinkage-ryū · Okugi no Tachi · On Tengu, Precedence, and Densho · The Truth of the Calm Spirit
Bakumatsu Period — Amano Hachirō · Fujishin-ryū · Momoi Shunzō IV · Shimada Toranosuke · Takahashi Deishū · The Seieitai of Chūjō Kinnosuke Kageaki · The Shōgitai · The Yūgekitai · Yamaoka Tesshū
Internal Martial Arts — Aiki and Internal Training · An Overview of Tàijíquán Practice · On the cultivation of skill · Princeton Bāguà and Tàijí Seminar · Tàijí Classics · YCGF Weapons Practices
Sojutsu — Honme Yarijirō · Hōzōin-ryū · Jitokuin-ryū Sōjutsu · Takahashi Deishū · The Seieitai of Chūjō Kinnosuke Kageaki · The Yūgekitai
Gokui — Examining Shinkage-ryū Densho in Kyushu · Gogyō Exegesis: Lessons from Shintō-ryū · Notes on the Gokui of Jikishinkage-ryū · The Truth of the Calm Spirit · The Ura of Hōjō
Jujutsu — Goshinhō shidai: self-protection methods · Kitō-ryū · Matsuoka Katsunosuke · Nakayama Tatsusaburō · Totsuka-ha Yōshin-ryū
Shinkage-ryu — Divergence and Unification in Shinkage-ryū · Examining Shinkage-ryū Densho in Kyushu · Okugi no Tachi · On Tengu, Precedence, and Densho
Taijiquan — An Overview of Tàijíquán Practice · Princeton Bāguà and Tàijí Seminar · Tàijí Classics · YCGF Weapons Practices
Classical Versus Modern Budo — Contrasting Modern and Classical Mindsets · Layers of Training · Pressure Testing in Classical Budō
Five Phases — A-Un, Gogyō, Godai and Beyond · Eight Phases and Eight Extremes · Gogyō Exegesis: Lessons from Shintō-ryū
Hojo Swordsmanship — Heaven, Earth, and Man: Exploring Sente, Kuzushi, and Marobashi · Hōjō ken Kokoro-e sho · The Ura of Hōjō
Itto-ryu — Chūya-ha Ittō-ryū · Hokushin Ittō-ryū · Kondō Yanosuke
Memorial Stele — Reading the 1968 JSKR Founder’s Stele at Kashima · Some Jikishinkage-ryū Monuments at Kashima Jingū · The Kawashima Takashi Memorial Stele
Neigong — Aiki and Internal Training · An Overview of Tàijíquán Practice · On the cultivation of skill
Aiki — Aiki and Internal Training · Haguro Shugendō
Baguazhang — Princeton Bāguà and Tàijí Seminar · YCGF Weapons Practices
Buddhism — Comparing Patanjali’s 8 Limbs with Buddha’s Noble 8-fold path · Twenty Years of Inner Dharma
Calligraphy — Takahashi Deishū · Yamaoka Tesshū
Chinese Influence — Aiki and Internal Training · General Qi Jiguang’s Jixiao Xinshu and Reflections on Claims of Martial Virtue
Combat Sport — Contrasting Modern and Classical Mindsets · Pressure Testing in Classical Budō
Daoist Cosmology — A-Un, Gogyō, Godai and Beyond · Eight Phases and Eight Extremes
Kashima Jingu — Reading the 1968 JSKR Founder’s Stele at Kashima · Some Jikishinkage-ryū Monuments at Kashima Jingū
Kyujutsu — Heki-ryū and the Sekka-ha · Kawashima Takashi
Military Practice — Contrasting Modern and Classical Mindsets · The Shōgitai