Hiden Budo & Bujutsu Magazine July 2026

This issue of Hiden includes articles on:

“What does it mean that ‘if you move, it becomes technique’?”
The core foundation of a master: basic training that leads to ultimate technique.

FEATURE

From a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step!
Fundamental training that builds the roots of true strength!!
“Building the Foundation of a Master”

◎ Kinji Sakuma (Sagawa Aiki Research Lab) × Tetsuhiro Matsuda (former Ichinoya)
“Master Yukiyoshi Sagawa and the sumo shiko squat”

◎ YASU (YASU-Do / Japan Budo Academy)
“Self–other weighted training that supports ‘before technique’”

◎ Tatsuya Naka (Japan Karate Association)
“The horse stance that builds the foundation of traditional karate”

◎ Jun Koyano (International Suigetsujuku Martial Arts Association)
“Supplementary training methods passed down in classical jujutsu”

Opening Dialogue: This Month’s “Secret Person”

Hiroyuki Fukushi (Hareruya)
“The ‘eye of perception’ of the official commentator for Tekken”

SPECIAL PROJECTS & SERIAL FEATURES

● Hino Akira (Hino Budo Research Institute)
“In old age, my body becomes sharper still”

● Hirokazu Takamoto
BJJ world triple-crown champion & judo gold medalist coach on the secrets of becoming strong
“How the ordinary defeat geniuses: grappling strategy for those without natural talent”

● Japan Kobudo Promotion Association
“Asakusa 44th Japan Kobudo Demonstration”
Tradition and diversity on display: the spirit and skill of 49 classical martial schools

● Shiro Omiya × Nobuyuki Hirakami
Exploring the secrets of technical formation in Daito-ryu and Aikido (special serialized edition)
“On new discoveries in the history of Aiki Jujutsu and the essence of martial arts”

● Bujinkan Budo: Wataru Tezuka
The essence and fundamentals of ninpo taijutsu passed down from Hatsumi Yoshinobu

● Axis Method: Hajime Nishiyama
“The inner axis and outer movement—refining how muscles and joints are used”
From “swaying practice” to repair and integration—learning true stability

● Screenwriter of the timeless karate film The Karate Kid speaks!
Robert Mark Kamen
“The untold story of how Karate Kid was born” (Part 1)

● Shin’ichi Konishi × Daisuke Akabane × Daigo Iyoku × Kiyoshi Saito
Casual conversations among martial artists of “Meikyo Shisui” (perfect clarity of mind)

● Special seminar in Japan: Glenn Passion (Hawaiian Bagua Zhang)
The key to understanding Baguazhang: “Single Palm Change”

● Ima Sei & Masahiro Wakisaka
The people who created the term “tate” (stage combat): Hiroo Noguchi

○ Keishinkai: Tatsuichiro Moriya
The path of self-study—becoming one’s own teacher

○ Tenkeiken Chinese Martial Arts Academy: Tamotsu Miyahira
The martial path — Okinawan kung fu chronicle

○ Sports Science Research Institute: Hideo Takaoka
How the science of martial arts drives the evolution of modern sports

○ Sogen Shimizu
“The Mikado’s Royal Japanese Athletes”

○ Paul Martin
Japanese Sword Lecture: “The Sword and the Chrysanthemum”

○ Aihito Makita
Tips for improvement learned from Taijiquan

○ Hiden Journal

Language: Japanese