Bushido Reexamined: Meiji Mythmaking or Enduring Martial Ethic During a classical jujutsu session, a student once asked me if bushido was a real warrior code or clever marketing from a later age. As someone who lives at …
Read article →Kano Jigoro’s Educational Project: Judo, Citizenship, and Mutual Benefit By Alexander "The Scholar" Kane I remember watching a young judoka freeze in randori when a partner came in with a committed shoulder throw. The in…
Read article →Silat and Adat: Martial Practice as Community Mediation in Maritime Southeast Asia I first saw a mediation begin with a bow. In a West Sumatran village hall, two men stepped onto a woven mat while elders watched. A guru …
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