Hon Yoshin Dojo

Kagami biraki 2018

Beauty and tranquility.

New on the website: "The best way of keeping your consciousness in the moment is by focusing on and fully experiencing each act as it occurs. While it probably requires the enlightened mind of a Buddhist saint or bodhisattva to successfully accomplish unending mindfulness, even moments of it now and then will help us to lead more productive, enriched, and fulfilling lives."

Thoughts on Mindfulness and Meditation “Mindfulness” is currently a popular notion by which counselors and therapists seem to mean to keep your consciousness here and now. Keeping your consciousness here and now has the advantage of not…

New on the website: "For me, the logo suggests cosmic complementary forces and the mastery of self and mind leading to either mastery over –or preferably harmony with—others."

Mitsu Tomoe, Our Logo About our logo, the tri-lobed mitsu tomoe: I’ve liked this symbol since noticing it on the hanten or vest worn by Kambei, the leader of the samurai on Kurosawa’s epic film, Seven Samurai. &n…

New on the website! "Having turned 60 in January and in good Japanese fashion celebrating my kanreki (or honke gaeri—second life or rebirth), I’m reassessing and reflecting on my years of martial training: why did I start training? Why did I stick with it for four decades? And, where do I go from here?"

Turning 60: A Retrospective on 40 Years in the Martial Arts We moved across the polished and sweat-dappled floor kicking and swinging at each other, while nearby a body slammed to the ground with an audible thud. This was not a wild melee, however, but rath…

A demonstration given by Dr. Fabian Sensei and daughter at The Hun School of Princeton, December 2016.

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Training over the years with Hontai Yoshin Ryu Jujutsu - Louisville