Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Getting Started 4
Do You Have to Study in Japan to Understand Budo? 5
Etiquette: Form and Sincerity in Budo 13
Sensei, Kyoshi, Hanshi, And Shihan: Budo Titles and How (Not) to Use them 19
Different Ranks in Martial Arts? 23
Zanshin 29
Budo 34
Do Versus Jutsu ($$$) 35
What Kata Isn't 38
Trust in the Dojo 42
Training 47
Training, Motivation, and Counting Training Time in Decades Instead of Years 48
The Most Effective Martial Art 53
The Dojo as the World: Learning to Deal with Violence and Power 59
Budo and Responsibility 65
Investing in Failure 69
The Spirit of Learning 72
Training Hard and Training Well are not the Same Thing 77
When it Comes to Training, Fast is Slow and Slow is Fast 83
Getting Out of the Comfort Zone 89
There are No Advanced Techniques 95
Essentials 99
The Most Essential Principles in Budo: Structure 101
The Most Essential Principles in Budo: Spacing 108
The Most Essential Principles in Budo: Timing 112
Philosophy 117
The Only things I teach are How to Walk and How to Breathe 118
Budo Expectations and Realities: Understanding the Limits of What We Study 123
Will Budo Training Make Me a Better Person? 127
Budo as a "Professional Skill" and Professionalism in Budo 132
Budo Training and Budo Philosophy 136
How to Adapt an Art Form to Fit You 141
Is Kata Too Rigid and Mechanical? 149
About Peter Boylan 155
