Bunburyoudou (文武両道) Substack
文武両道 (Bunburyōdō) - Bun文武両道 (Bunbu Ryoudou): A Japanese term which roughly translates as, "Walking the path of both the scholar and the warrior." A literal translation is, "Literature, martial, both, road." Let me show you the path.
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The Price of Ascension
The recent “controversy”
Recently a video has been circulating on social media. I’ve seen it appear on multiple sites, but this particular post had around 10 million views at the time I posted this.
A lot of people look at the video...
Monthly Milestone — September 2026
I started my Substack in August 2023. Where possible, I am still going to try to upload weekly on Wednesdays at 17:00 JST. These milestone posts serve as update posts to keep myself accountable with my training and to also give an update to...
The comfort of the familiar road
As we step into autumn
Autumn is one of my favorite times of the year. I enjoy the other seasons too, but autumn is the one I appreciate most.
Summers in Japan are brutal. Going outside while being unprepared is a recipe for disaster...
It’s Not the Money. It’s the Principle.
“Just let him take your money”
There was recently a post on 𝕏 that described a situation in the US where a disreputable individual tried to rob someone who was just minding their own business and ended up getting killed in the proces...
Confidence through competence
Early education
Although the majority of my martial arts experience is focused on Japanese martial arts I also have experience in other non-Japanese style. In fact, my first experience with martial arts was with the Korean art, Taekwo...
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Part scholar, part warrior, always a student. 26+ years of martial arts, 20+ years in Japan, and more miles run than I can explain. Writing about discipline, endurance, philosophy, Japan, and the roads that keep teaching us something new.
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