Film clip taken from History of Budo: Part Two. Professor Uozumi explains how Budo expanded internationally and what led to the sportification of Budo.
History of Budo Part Two: Sport or Tradition?
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History of Budo. Part Two Artwork
A two part series on the history of budo by Professor Takashi Uozumi. You can download the artwork covers here.
Trailer: History of Budo. Part Two
Part two commences at the dawn of the Meiji Restoration as a more progressive society questioned the usefulness of traditional Bujutsu.
Warriors of Budo. Series details
We have been overwhelmed recently with questions about our upcoming new series, Warriors of Budo. We thought we would publish some details on who is appearing in this epic series. The entire series will comprise of six episodes as below. Each episode will be a full length movie in itself, around 80 to 90…
Trailer: Warriors of Budo
This is the official trailer for our new release: Warriors of Budo. A seven episode series on the Japanese Martial Arts or Budo. Episodes include Karate, Aikido, Judo, Kendo, Naginata and Shorinji Kempo. Filmed on location in Japan over a two year period, the Warriors of Budo is the most complete and detailed broadcast video…
The198.com Article…
One Shot. One Life on the web….”I try to bring you a mixture of content here on the website, things that are slightly offbeat for our specific theme, but have an interesting story/concept. I especially enjoy ideas that can be pulled across as inspiration, this post today takes on a spiritual vibe.” Shockingly I…
Hypebeast discovers Empty Mind Films
The very “cool and trendy” website Hypebeast published a story on our new release – One Shot. One Life. Unusual for such a commercial fashion site… has Empty Mind Films entered the mainstream? Here is part of the reprint… Empty Mind Films, an independent film studio specializing in eastern mind and body practices, presents…
Zen in the Art of Archery
A clip from One Shot. One Life. Filmed at the beautiful Enma Kyudojo in the grounds of the Engakuj Temple is best described by the book title, Zen in the Art of Archery. As Koyama Yasuko sensei states “The method of Kyudo that this dojo practices is that of Standing Zen.” One…
