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2017 KNBK 10 Year Anniversary Gasshuku & Shidosha Koshukai

November 17, 18 and 19, 2017. Greetings to all KNBK Instructors and Students, The KNBK Honbu Dojo(Sakura Budokan) is planning for the upcoming 2017 KNBK Gasshuku & Instructor Training Seminar Carl E. Long Hanshi and the Kokusai Nippon Budo Kai are proud to invite you to a special Tenth Anniversary Celebratory Gasshuku and Shidosha Koshukai to be held from November 17th through the 19th in the beautiful seaside town of Westerly, Rhode … [Read More...]

Sakura Budokan

At Sakura Budokan, we teach Kids how to fly! We have the best Matted Floor ever made! Give us a call! Come and try it out to see the difference! “An education in the martial arts is the best investment you can make for your child.” -– Sensei Carl Long-–

The Traditional Japanese Dojo

The Dojo at Sakura Budokan (part 1)  No doubt if you have come looking for traditional martial arts training the word Dojo is not foreign to you. It is the space that is reserved for martial arts training. The actual historical reference to the dojo actually precedes its use in a martial arts … Read More

We Demonstrate For Members Of Japans Imperial Family

Demonstration of Kenjutsu by Masayuki Shimabukuro, Hanshi and Carl Long, Shihan. Filmed in Hiroshima, Japan. Demonstration of Jodo by Masayuki Shimabukuro, Hanshi and Carl Long, Shihan. Filmed in Hiroshima, Japan. Train with us and you can train in Japan! Call Sakura Budokan … [Read More...]

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2017 KNBK 10 Year Anniversary Gasshuku & Shidosha Koshukai

November 17, 18 and 19, 2017. Greetings to all KNBK Instructors and Students, The KNBK Honbu Dojo(Sakura Budokan) is planning for the upcoming 2017 … [Read More...]

Kagami Winter 2016-2017

Hello and welcome to the Winter 2016-2017 Issue of Kagami! We have finally returned after a long but unintended hiatus. As such, I want to begin by … [Read More...]

Kagami Fall 2015

Welcome to the Fall 2015 Issue of Kagami! Here in the Northeast, we are experiencing a glorious autumn, with bright sunny days and brilliant colours … [Read More...]

Kagami Early/Spring Summer 2015

Hello and welcome to the Spring/Early Summer 2015 issue of Kagami! Here in the Northeast, it almost seemed that Spring would never come, with over two … [Read More...]

Kagami Late Summer 2014

Trouble viewing file click here. Kagami: A Publication of the Kokusai Nippon Budo Kai Kagami is published by the Kokusai … [Read More...]

Cinco de Mayo Weekend in Bakersfield, CA

Cinco de Mayo Weekend in Bakersfield, CA Bakersfield Budo – Isshinkan Dojo is honored to host Carl Long Kyoshi, Soshihan of the Kokusai Nippon Budo … [Read More...]

Training for Saya no Naka No Kachi by Masayuki Shimabukuro, Hanshi

The phrase “saya no naka no kachi”, victory while the sword is still in the saya, should be familiar to most practitioners of Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu Iaijutsu in theKNBK/JKI. In fact, the meaning of “saya no naka no kachi” is one of the questions in the written portion of the test for shodan in Muso Jikiden Eishin-ryu. Most everyone knows what translation of “saya no naka no kachi” is; it sounds so good, so “philosophical”, but how many really know what the concept of “victory while the sword is still in the saya” means? Moreover, how do we … [Read More...]