Knights of the Bow

Even when troubled Maintain the spirit Of the Bow and Arrow And it will heal  Your sickness! Awa Kenzo If your emotions are channeled properly, perverse thoughts disappear. When perverse thoughts are gone, you are in a state of sincerity. In a state of sincerity you will perceive the light of the gods. — Awa Kenzo Dhanurveda (Vedic Archery Science) Then having covered the object aimed at with the gripe , the archer , with his neck held firm and steady and his  head poised erect as that of a peacock , and with his chest bulged out and shoulders drooping down , and his  whole frame bent in the shape of a triangle , should discharge his arrow , his temple , nose , face and shoulders  being  made like those of a horse ( A Prose English Translation of Agni Puranam, pg 896 )  In the dojo, […]

In many cultures, from Persia to Japan, wolves are acknowledged as ferocious warriors. This ethos of a wolf may seem strange to our modern culture, wolves in the Hebrew Bible and in European fairytales (Such as the brothers Grimm Fairytales) were seen as anything but an ideal to look up to. In this blog post I will go over natural science and behavior of wolves in Yellowstone National Park, looking at keystone species, natural alpha […]

Systema in russian literally translates as the system. It is no more and no less than a systematized grouping of self preservation and defense techniques that was originally taught by the great Aleksey Alekseevich Kadochnikov. There are many styles of the system, just as there are many styles of Chinese kung fu. Most of them trace their roots back to Kadochnikov in modern Russia, but there are a few that are more or less just […]

Modern day soldiers of fortune, killers, mercenaries as well as magical Kung fu fighters fills the screens of our smartphones and theaters. Men of no mercy, no healing and no kindness. Revenge, slaughter and bloodlust are filling up the collective-unconscious about the warrior way or budo in modern society. What is a warrior if not only a man of violence? This is the modern soldier, MMA and Jedi knight mentality. This is based on sending […]

The soft foot placement, the agile drawing of the blade. Not tinging around in armor like an English knight but with full movement in silk and brocade, the ancient samurai were experts of movement. WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Final Charge – The Last Samurai 2003 Tom Cruise Yes it is beautiful, yes it is an art. It used to be used for survival, battle and hierarchy. Protecting their lords or using it to retain status as […]