“Morihei was unique: a martial arts genius, and therefore in the nature of things, this unique quality cannot be quantified or reproduced.” The previous column ended with a brief discussion of the third proposition...
Archive - March 2012
“Meditations on Violence” by Nick Lowry
Some starting points: How do we hold the realities of violence? How do we interact with the suffering and trauma of violence? How do we transform and heal in the face of violence? What do dojos and budo (martial arts)...
Sokaku Takeda: “Is This Photo Faked?”, by Stanley Pranin
“A doctored photo? What do you think?” Take a look at this highly unusual photo of Sokaku Takeda, disseminator of Daito-ryu jujutsu and teacher of Morihei Ueshiba. First, allow me to provide some background...