the REN DAO Wellness Center Blog

 
November 28th the RDWC hosted demonstrations of Kyudo (Japanese Archery) and Tameshigiri (Test Cutting with a Japanese Sword). Guest instructor Phil Ortiz Sensei from the New York Budokai and Louis Rodriguez Sensei demonstrated Tameshigiri. Guest instructor Mito Morales Sensei of the Traditional Japanese Martial Arts Morales Dojo demonstrated Kyudo techniques. Many of those attending the […]

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From Sensei Fitzpatrick
Everyone,
    I returned from Arizona on Saturday morning.  While there, I sorted through the life’s belongings of Sensei Monroe at the request of his sister.  It was emotionally difficult for me to do so, yet I was able to retrieve several historical documents and photographs from his time.  He saved […]

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By Umar Sharif
The earliest records of martial arts training identify wrestling as the first martial activity. This is based on icons like a copper stand, dating back to the ancient African Babylonian civilization around the third millennium, BC. So ancient is this legacy that it remains coded in our genes to this very day. Early […]

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With the passing of another outstanding human being who stretched, produced and became the best that one could be and more, we all are firmly reminded of our transitory existence and our infinite possibility to realize our true nature and fully manifest it here on this earth, in this lifetime. As humble a man […]

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The Gunto is the military swords which were mainly used by the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy during the Meiji (1868 – 1912), Taisho (1912 – 1926) and Souwa (1926 – 1945) eras. There are mainly two types of Gunto:

Kaigunto (Navy Swords)
Rikugunto (Army Swords)

Approximately 75,000 Japanese military swords are believed to […]

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Sensei Louis Rodriguez, head instructor of the REN DAO Iaido / Swordsmanship class, is currently in Florida where he resides six months out of the year. He writes…
I hope everyone is practicing as hard as I’m trying to get Samurai roots into this part of Florida. I have made contact with the Toyama Ryu […]

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Taijutsu is a Japanese Martial Arts term that is very recognizable today. From the dazzling moves of Rock Lee in the Naruto manga series to the subtle, almost mystical techniques of Dr. Massaki Hatsumi. The term itself today has come to be associated with the ninja arts of the Bujinkan. So what […]

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The night before our plane departs is the longest. The butterflies start, thinking about sitting on an airplane for almost 14 hours. This is not my first trip, it is actually my third, and regardless this trip does have special uniqueness. The numbers 3 and 9 both have significance in the Bujinkan […]

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