Judo, or the “gentle way” is a martial art based on leverage and off-centering your opponent’s balance in order to perform a takedown and submit them. A form of Judo was used by the Samurai with the theory being… Read More ›
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HONOR: Seppuku and the Samurai (witness accounts)
Seppuku (maybe you’ve heard of its other form, Harai-kiri) is something you’ll probably never see. You’ve also probably heard that it was a Samurai’s way of “dying with honor” – that way being to die by stabbing himself in… Read More ›