Monthly Archives: November 2012

Last week Hatsumi sensei said that we must know fight like gentlemen using no strength but only adapting our body to uke’s attacks but with some kind of high class touch. We do not want to fight but we do … Continue reading →

Changes happen every day. And they often  happen when you are not ready to receive them. When I arrived at the dôjô on Saturday at 11am for Senô Sensei’s class, I was surprised to see Someya sensei waiting for me … Continue reading →

In his last classes, Hatsumi Sensei has developed a new set of concepts, namely “katana o nuku, chikara o nuku”, “iai o nuku”, kakogenzaimirai”. I would like here to dwell into these concepts as they are, in my opinion, defining where the … Continue reading →

Because I was in the UN, I was absent from Japan for eight months. Eight months is very long by Japanese standard and many things are changing. This trip is my 50th and since 1999 I have stayed at the … Continue reading →