Hiden Budo & Bujutsu Magazine June 2026

This issue of Hiden includes articles on:

Special Feature

Learn from Today’s Modern “Warriors”!
The secrets of group combat strategy — a guide to modern military principles.
The Power to Lead Others to Victory

• Yasuo Matsumiya (Author) — Words of Charismatic Martial Artists
• Tatsuya Iwasaki (Goukikai) — From Karate to GOUKI: The Martial Arts of Strength and Absolute Values
• Special Interview: Ren Hiramoto — Beyond Striking, Throwing, and Grappling: Master the Mind
• Avi Nardia (Krav Maga) — The Code of the Commander
• Takashi Araya (Araya-ryu Budo) — The Martial Authority That Resides in the Gut
• Masashi Yokoyama (Japanese Armor Battle Association) — The Reality of Command in Armored Combat
• Column — The Great General Qi Jiguang and the “Jixiao Xinshu”

Opening Feature Dialogue — “Hidden Masters of the Month”

• Kageki Takahashi (Kyudo practitioner / Bonesetter)
  The Path of the Bow and the Healing Arts

Special Projects & Series

• Toshinari Masuda — Untold Stories of Nanatei Judo (Special Edition)
  Special Dialogue: Yasue Funayama (House of Councillors) — The Legacy of Martial Arts at Hokkaido University
• Aikikanjo Juku / Shinonome Dojo — Junichi Ikeda
  Applying Classical Sword Methods to Build Structural Body Strength
• 2nd Kanto Comprehensive Martial Arts Exchange Demonstration
  Classical and modern arts meet — seeking the future of martial practice
• Keichi Watanabe — 13th Headmaster of Fuden-ryu Sojutsu
  The Spear of the Wind — Carrying the Spirit of the Battlefield into the Present
• Mime Artist JIDAI
  Improving the Foundation of Movement: The Quality of Standing
• Taigakai — Yasuhiko Endo
  Chen-style Taijiquan “Second Form”: From Defense to Attack
• Series: Takahide Kitagawa — Meeting the Masters
  Featuring Yuki Nakai (Paraestra Tokyo)
  Beyond Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu — Go Past BJJ
• Masahiro Hirohara — Development of the Ultimate Personal Self-Defense Tool
  The Effectiveness of the SMARP Defense Device
• Kosuke Sato (Ko-ARTS Academy)
  The “Fascia Method”: Relieving Pain by Adjusting the Body’s Membranes

Regular Features

• Munemoto Shimizu — The Mikado’s Royal Japanese Athletes
• Yasushi Fujimoto — Visiting Reiwa’s “God Hands”
  Featuring Ensho Yamada — Tendai Esoteric Buddhism and the World of Hand Seals
• Tamotsu Miyahira (Tengyoken Chinese Martial Arts School)
  The Path of Martial Arts — Okinawan Kung Fu Chronicles
• Paul Martin — Japanese Sword Lecture: The Sword and the Chrysanthemum
• Hideo Takaoka (Institute of Movement Science)
  How Martial Science Drives the Evolution of Sport
• Tatsuichiro Moriya (Keishinkai)
  The Path of Learning Alone — Becoming Your Own Teacher
• Akira Hino — Walking the Path of the Martial Artist
• Ayato Mahokita — Tips for Progress from Taijiquan
• Hiden Journal

Language: Japanese