A Portland, Oregon kendo club's updates on its tournament and seminar participation, with reflections on practice and training philosophy. Readers get a sense of the club's season, results, and its approach to transferring practice into competition.
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A newsletter that traces the history, terminology and lineages of Korean martial arts such as taekwondo, tang soo do and haidong gumdo. Articles sort claims by evidence type and give Korean terms in Hangul, Hanja and Romanization.
A weekly newsletter on Takemusu Aikido, covering the method of Morihiro Saito at the Iwama dojo and the teachings of founder Morihei Ueshiba. Issues break down specific techniques such as shiho nage and suwari waza kokyu ho, with video demonstrations and principles like the vertical axis and tenchi.
A personal newsletter on martial arts philosophy, self-defense realism and resilience in midlife, with occasional New England strange fiction. Readers get reflective first-person essays that tie dojo experience to everyday life.
In-depth tactical breakdowns of recent combat sports bouts, dissecting the strategy, footwork, striking and grappling choices behind UFC and KSW fights. Each issue walks through specific techniques and why fighters chose them.
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