Koryu Budo — the Online Journal of the Itten Dojo

All articles, photographs, and illustrations © 2001–2008 by Itten Dojo, Inc.

 

Dojo Calendar and Seminar Announcements

bulletDownload the May 2008 Calendar and Class Schedule (PDF)
bulletItten Dojo 2008 Seminar Schedule (Updated 29 February 2008)

August 2006 — Itten Dojo article in The Patriot-News

Dojo Newsletters

bulletSword and Spirit — October 2006 (PDF)
bulletSword and Spirit — July/August 2006 (PDF)
bulletSword and Spirit — June 2006 (PDF)
bulletSword and Spirit — December 2005 (PDF)
bulletSword and Spirit — November 2005 (PDF)
bulletSword and Spirit — October 2005 (PDF)
bulletItten Dojo Update — September 2005 (PDF)
bulletItten Dojo Update — August 2005 (PDF)
bulletItten Dojo Update — July 2005 (PDF)
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bulletMay 2003
bulletFebruary 2003
bulletKagami Biraki 2003
bulletDecember 2002
bulletNovember 2002
bulletSeptember 2002

Members’ Personal Journals / Publications

bulletDeath Dealt the Hand by John Bailor
bulletLearning to Walk the Bushi no Michi

Aikido and Aikijujutsu

bulletEllis Amdur in Maryland — 2006 by Ron Tisdale
bullet2004 Seminar with John Stevens by Robert Wolfe
bulletGood Rules for Juniors to Train By by Robert Wolfe
bulletOn Budo and Push-ups: Tales of an Aikido Fledgling by Lisa Granite
bulletA Method for Teaching “Aerial” Breakfalls by Robert Wolfe
bulletOkabayashi Sensei Returns — 2002
bulletOkabayashi Shogen at the Itten Dojo by Robert Wolfe
bulletDaito-ryu/Itto-ryu Seminar at the Itten Dojo by Robert Wolfe

Sword and Stick

bulletWhy Women Should Wield Weapons by Diane Skoss
bulletSticks and Stones... A Look at Jo and Bo by Meik Skoss
bulletMuso Gonnosuke and the Shinto Muso-ryu Jo by Wayne Muromoto
bulletNishioka Tsuneo and the Pure Flow of Jo by Wayne Muromoto
bulletUchidachi and Shidachi by Nishioka Tsuneo
bulletThe Evolution of Classical Jojutsu by Dave Lowry
bulletTachi-dori I — Kiri-age by Robert Wolfe
bulletTachi-dori II — Ude-gurami by Robert Wolfe
bulletTachi-dori IIA — Kaeshi-waza by Robert Wolfe
bulletTachi-dori III — Kote-gaeshi by Robert Wolfe
bulletTachi-dori IV — Hiji-ate by Robert Wolfe

Philosophy

bulletSome Thoughts on Learning Koryu in the West by Diane Skoss
bulletCapturing the Absolute Moment by Okabayashi Shôgen
bulletLessons from the Gorin-no-Sho by Robert Wolfe
bulletJutsu or Do by Lynn Reafsnyder
bulletDeshi by Lynn Reafsnyder

General Interest

bulletTo Demo or Not to Demo by Robert Wolfe
bulletSwitch-hitting by Edward Dix
bulletJiyû-kumite in Karate: A Method for Practice by Robert Wolfe
bulletKampo — The Japanese Art of Herbal Healing by Carmen Altomonte
bulletWood and Weapons by Edward Dix
bulletSelf Defense Law and the Martial Artist by Peter Hobart
bulletMedia Review: Japanese Language Tapes by Edward Dix
bulletBotany as a Martial Art by Edward Dix
bulletVignettes of Nippon by Willard Treadway

Japanese Art

bulletHanko by Steve Weiss 
bulletThe Origins of Shodo by Peter Hobart

Sword Appreciation

bulletExperience is the Best Teacher: Forging & Making Fittings by Robert Lange
bulletTidbits, Tricks, and Trivia by Robert Lange

Dojo Management

bulletAdvertising and the Dojo by Robert Wolfe
bulletTelephone and Recruitment Procedures by Robert Wolfe

Fitness and Health

bulletCreatine: Pro and Con by Michael Nickels, M.D.
bulletThe Four-eyed Budôka by Robert Wolfe
bulletThe 60-Second Shiatsu by Robert Wolfe
bulletPain Relief — Naturally by Alan Starner
bulletOver-the-counter Pain Relief by Michael Nickels, M.D.
bulletCaffeine: Is There Grounds for Concern? by Michael Nickels, M.D.

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