Inner Dharma is a writing project concerned with traditional martial arts and culture. Much of its earlier content has been revised and expanded. It can now be found among the references. I want to thank the readers who provided feedback and encouragement over the last twenty years.
Shugyō: Reflections on Practice
Since moving to Seattle, I have continued my internal martial arts training and wound up sharing some of my knowledge of kenjutsu with a small number of people. My kenjutsu instructor died suddenly in July, and as part of my reflection on what I had learned, I collated my notes into a single volume and began expanding it with research into Japanese language historical documents and publications on Jikishinkage-ryū. That work is now available as a small book.
In Memorium: David A. Hall (1947-2025)
On 26 July 2025, the world lost one of its most knowledgeable teachers and scholars of classical Japanese martial culture.
Inner Dharma at Twenty
Reflecting on twenty years of writing on martial arts and culture.
Early Influences
A summary of my training from 1982 to 2004.
Gassankan: Moon Mountain Hall
The name of my continued practice is月山館 , which is read as Gassankan in Japanese and Yueshan Guan in Mandarin. The name translates as Moon Mountain School.