Welcome to the martial arts website of Mark Raugas. Maintained between 2005 and 2025, Inner Dharma was concerned with classical and traditional martial arts and culture. I want to thank all of its readers who provided feedback and encouragement over a period of twenty years.
Much of its content has been revised and expanded into a book:
This work explores the history, strategy, and inner-most teachings of Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū through the lens of internal martial arts practice and combative pressure testing.
Some related content that began at Inner Dharma has also now been published at Kogen Budo:
- Divergence and Unification in Shinkage-ryū, Kogen Budo 2024.
- General Qi Jiguans's Jixiao Xinshu and Reflections on Claims of Martial Virtue, Kogen Budo 2023.
A selection of my martial arts photography and a curated list of recommended reading in traditional martial arts is still available here.
Mark Raugas