Hiden Budo & Bujutsu Magazine Dec 2026

What can partner training teach you that solo kata cannot?

SPECIAL FEATURE
Partner Training: A System for Improving Together

• The Japan Karate Association’s Prearranged Sparring
  Tatsuya Naka, Taishijuku

• Kata Practice for Beautiful Aikido
  Ryuji Shirakawa, Aikido Shinburenseijuku

• Playful Training for Extraordinary Speed
  Yasumasa Kuroda, Shinbukan

• Learning to Improve Together Through Jo Training
  Takuya Aoki and Hironobu Amano, Joshinkai

• Wado-ryu Karate’s Basic Paired Forms
  Hironori Otsuka, Wado-ryu

OPENING INTERVIEW: THIS MONTH’S HIDEN PERSONALITY

Nao Kawashima — Japan Branch, Shaolin Xinyiba Research Association
A rising talent in traditional Shaolin martial arts, honing his skills in Beijing.

SPECIAL ARTICLES AND REGULAR FEATURES

• New Series: Toshiya Masuda Explores Literature and the Martial Arts
  The author launches an in-depth critical series.
  Did Ango Sakaguchi Truly Understand Miyamoto Musashi?

• Crane and Tortoise Breathing Methods
  Ayato Makita presents a special installment of “Tips for Improving Through Tai Chi.”

• Aiki and Art
  With Naoyuki Ogino, photographer and head of Aikido Gasshinkan Kyoto.

• The 20th Asian Games — Aichi-Nagoya 2026
  An on-site report on the fierce competition for Asia’s top honors in wushu and tai chi.

• Discovering Aikido’s Fundamental Power: Breath Power
  Takayuki Oyamada, Aikido Oyamada Dojo
  Breathing practice lies at the heart of aikido!

• Special Conversation: The Ultimate in Relaxation in Yoga and Martial Arts
  Master yogi Masahiro Naruse meets Hiroki Amemiya, head of Kaibu Ryu Aiki Taijutsu.

• The Future of Classical Japanese Martial Arts, Honoring the Sacred Ground of Budo
  The 17th Japanese Kobudo Exchange Demonstration, presented as an offering at Kashima Jingu Shrine by the Nippon Budokan Foundation and the Nihon Kobudo Association.

• The Fundamental Principles of Suwaisho: Arm-Swinging Practice with Applications Everywhere
  Shin Ohashi, Rigaku Tai Chi

• Bonsai and Budo: A Lifelong Dialogue with Nature and the Self
  Grigoris Miliaresis reexamines Japanese culture.

• The Power of Kehai: Presence and Atmosphere
  Cosmetics historian Takae Kochigami
  A special installment of Yasushi Fujimoto’s “In Search of the Reiwa Era’s Healing Masters,” covering the Japan Association for Embodiment Studies’ second forum.

REGULAR COLUMNS

• The Secrets of Aiki in Horikawa’s Daito-ryu
  Tadashi Nomoto, Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu Koshinkai

• The Martial Path: Chronicles of Okinawan Kung Fu
  Tamotsu Miyahira, Tian Xing Jian Chinese Martial Arts Academy

• Be Your Own Teacher: The Path of Independent Practice — Final Installment
  Tatsuichiro Moriya, Keishinkai

• How Martial Arts Science Can Revolutionize Athletic Performance
  Hideo Takaoka, Institute of Movement Sciences

• Exploring the Jujutsu World of the Late Edo and Meiji Periods
  Jun Osano, International Suigetsujuku Martial Arts Association

• The Sword and the Chrysanthemum
  Paul Martin’s Japanese Sword Lecture Series

• A Martial Artist’s Walking Journal
  Akira Hino

• Hiden Journal

Language: Japanese