Kodawari Hombu Dojo Water Methods VS Fire Methods   I started working on this posting and then quickly came to the conclusion that the disclaimer above is probably going to come in handy.   If you have read much of this site so far, you will have seen that on …

Kodawari Hombu Dojo     Kotodama Part I In the Beginning…   It has been said by some of my past Teachers, as it has been said to them as well, that Martial Arts have become divisional and separate in their Teaching Concepts. That the true essence of Ancient Transmissions, …

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Quality books on Chinese herbology (materia medica) are typically quite expensive. And, unless it is from a well known author, it can be a mixed bag with regards to the quality of the information you are receiving. Josh Walker is a VERY qualified author and his book is unique in that it is geared directly towards martial artists. No matter if you are looking for information on general dit da jow (跌打酒 - hit fall wine) for common injuries or iron palm dit da jow (鐵掌跌打酒 - tie zhang dit da jow), this Dojo Recommended book will be the one you need to start your library with!

What began as a reworking of the Ryusei-ha Ryukyu Kempo Karate-jutsu rank requirements turned into a long discourse on the topic of rank itself and a wide variety of other related subjects. We continue to work and setting up all of the new rank requirements, but we also hope you enjoy the information presented currently.

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