We rarely feature outside content but a new book release by Alexander Bennett is very news-worthy. Kendo: Culture of the Sword brings to life the history of Japanese swordmanship in a way that only Professor Bennett can.
Kendo: Culture of the Sword
Category: People and Culture
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The Uchideshi from Warriors of Budo series
Short featurette of the life of a foreign Uchideshi or ‘live-in’ apprentice in Japan training in Aikido.
Alex Bennett Interview by NHK
Warriors of Budo series narrator, Dr Alex Bennett talks to NHK TV about his life in Kendo and Budo.
Kendo World Magazine Story
Kendo World Magazine has a new issue with a featured story on Empty Mind Films and an interview with Jon Braeley.
Inoue Sensei at Kendo World Taikai
This is a short clip of Kendo master Inoue Yoshihiko Sensei., 9th Dan. Filmed at the Kendo World Magazine Taikai at the Budokan, Tokyo in 2012. One of Japan’s foremost experts on Kendo Kata and it’s history and philosophy. Inoue Sensei was the author of Kendo Kata: Essence and Application among other titles. Although his philosophy is applied…
Martial Arts Beginnings…
How does anyone outside of Japan or China get started in the Martial Arts? I grew up in Yorkshire, England. A long way from oriental martial arts. Yet there were good places to train in both Chinese and Japanese martial arts even in the north of England. It was the year of Enter the Dragon and I…
Trailer: The Last Clan
They live as a collective in a family-based commune. Their home is a massive structure called the Tulou, where as many as five hundred family members share an ancient way of life. But as China modernizes and the young move to the city, life in the Tulou is disintegrating. One man chooses to avoid extinction…