“The Sword and the Chrysanthemum” by Paul Martin Part10 : Beyond the Myth:...
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View ArticleInterview with Robert Mark Kamen, Screenwriter of The Karate Kid– The second...
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View Article【The Spirit of the Ryukyu】Special Edition (October 2026) “Adaniya Seisuke...
Interview & Text: Daniel Mardon / Photography & Translation: Yuko Takahashi Daniel Mardon, “The Karateka-Therapist” Daniel Sensei is a physical therapist and longtime martial artist living in...
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View ArticleThe Spirit of Ryukyu: Oshukai, Okinawa’s Gathering of Sages Special Edition –...
Interviews & Text: Daniel Mardon, The Karateka-Therapist Photography & Translation: Yuko Takahashi Daniel Mardon: The Karateka-Therapist Based in Okinawa, physiotherapist and veteran...
View ArticleL’Esprit des Ryukyu : Oshukai, le rendez-vous des sages à Okinawa. Édition...
Interview & Textes : Daniel Mardon, « Le Karatéka-Thérapeute » Photographie & Traduction : Yuko Takahashi Daniel Mardon, « Le Karatéka-Thérapeute » Physiothérapeute installé à Okinawa et...
View ArticleInterview with Robert Mark Kamen, Screenwriter of The Karate Kid– The first part
Special Support: Roy Kenneth Kamen Interview and text by: Yannick Schultze The story of how the idea for my interview with Robert Mark Kamen came about is worth telling. I had carried a vague notion...
View Article“The Sword and the Chrysanthemum” by Paul Martin Part7 : Owning or Purchasing...
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View Article“The Sword and the Chrysanthemum” by Paul Martin Part6: Japanese Sword Polishing
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View Article【Exploring the spirit of the Ryukyu】Special edition (HIDEN June 2026) 「17th...
Interview/Writer: Daniel Mardon Photographer/Translator: Yuko Takahashi Daniel Mardon, “The Karateka-Therapist Physiotherapist and longtime martial-arts practitioner, Daniel Sensei lives in Okinawa....
View Article【L’esprit des Ryukyu】Édition spéciale (HIDEN Juin 2026) 「17ème All Okinawa...
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View ArticleIt’s all in the tube: Owari Kan-ryu’s extraordinary spear
Text by Grigoris Miliaresis Ask anyone who has watched the big koryu budo demonstrations at Meiji Jingu or Nippon Budokan, which presentation made the biggest impression and the usual answers are...
View ArticleJitte: The Samurai Police Weapon of Authority and Control
Text by Robert R. Gray 1: What is a Jitte? A jitte is an Edo-period (1603–1868) arresting weapon carried by samurai police such as yoriki and doshin, as well as other officials. It was designed not to...
View Article【L’esprit des Ryukyu】Édition spéciale (HIDEN Avril 2026)「初稽古 HATSUGEIKO...
Interview/Textes: Daniel Mardon Photographe/traductrice: Yuko Takahashi Daniel Mardon, « Le Karatéka-Thérapeute » Physiothérapeute et pratiquant d’arts martiaux de longue date, Daniel Sensei vit à...
View Article【Exploring the spirit of the Ryukyu】Special edition (HIDEN April...
Interview/Writer: Daniel Mardon Photographer/Translator: Yuko Takahashi Daniel Mardon, “The Karateka-Therapist Physiotherapist and longtime martial-arts practitioner, Daniel Sensei lives in Okinawa....
View ArticleA Journey of Drawing the Bow, and Piercing the Self
Experiencing Kyudo as a Way of Human Cultivation, Reached by the “Bow Saint” Awa Kenzo, in Ishinomaki, Tohoku Many foreigners who develop a deep interest in Japanese kyudo or Zen eventually arrive at...
View Article【Exploring the spirit of the Ryukyu】Special edition (HIDEN January...
Interview/Writer: Daniel Mardon Photographer/Translator: Yuko Takahashi Daniel Mardon, “The Karateka-Therapist Physiotherapist and longtime martial-arts practitioner, Daniel Sensei lives in Okinawa....
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Interview/Textes: Daniel Mardon Photographe/traductrice: Yuko Takahashi Daniel Mardon, « Le Karatéka-Thérapeute » Physiothérapeute et pratiquant d’arts martiaux de longue date, Daniel Sensei vit à...
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