Martial arts origins, lineage, intermingling, influences, and cultural contexts.
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How important is lineage when it comes to credibility or trustworthiness?
I was doing some surfing today and noticed a few mentions of lineage when considering a given school/dojo. The people asking about lineage of a given school seemed to feel that if the instructor(s) ...
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What qualifies a school or business as a legitimate martial arts system?
How can one find out if a Martial Art school is legit/registered? I took a style back in the 90's called Chung Moo Quan. The school eventually closed because of some investigations into it being a ...
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“Aikido is first and foremost BUDO”
The above sentence has been attributed to O'Sensei and I'd like to use it as a motto for my dojo's website.
Problem: I can't find a reliable source about when/where he said this. Or a proper Japanese ...
