Archive for the 'Budo' Category

Jigoro Kano (1860-1938)

Professor Jigoro Kano is the man who took the best from Japanese Ju Jitsu and turned it into Judo

Sokaku Takeda (1859-1943)

Sokaku Takeda was the Grandmaster of Daito Ryu Jujitsu who humbled the young Morihei Ueshiba, and taught him many of the the skills which would later become Aikido

A Comparison of Bushido & Chivalry

Comparison Bushido Chivalry What did the Samurai warriors and the European Knights have in common, if anything? How did their codes of honor compare?