September 21, 2014 ◆ Deborah Klens-Bigman Last week, several students and I attended a jodo gasshuku (literally, a “training camp” – or seminar) in the… Read More
A community of jodoka
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Having a plan
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09.10.2014 ◆ Deborah Klens-Bigman Japanese swordsmanship training consists of kata. There is never any free-sparring, not even with wooden swords. Some contemporary martial artists, including… Read More
Jodo kihon practice
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August 26, 2014 ◆ Deborah Klens-Bigman, Ph.D Graceful ballet students line up at the barre, practicing technique. They plié and relevé in time to basic… Read More
Starting with the feet
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Deborah Klens-Bigman ◆ August 11, 2014 Americans don’t think much of feet. Women in particular wear painful footwear (something I never really understood). Unless there… Read More
Anyone can play
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July 31, 2014 ◆ Deborah Klens-Bigman I never had an interest in firearms, even though I grew up in the wilds of central Pennsylvania, where… Read More
It’s not kid stuff
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July 10, 2014 ◆ Deborah Klens-Bigman, Ph.D. “To sensei – Celebrating 30 years of excellence in the martial arts.” I looked at the trophy, in the… Read More
