Ichijoji

Sumi-e, strategy and swordsmanship - inspired by the arts of Miyamoto Musashi

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Tuesday, 31 March 2015

The flowers of Yagyu: coded language and layers of meaning

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It is the beginning of April, and cherry blossom is just appearing. In a week or so, it will be falling, which brings to mind this vers...
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Sunday, 30 November 2014

Autumn – change and loneliness

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Kyoto, November 2014 Autumn in Japan is characterised by its mild temperature and the brilliant colours...
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Thursday, 1 May 2014

Sendan no uchi – the sandalwood strike of the Shinkage ryu

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A small branch of sendan, showing the way the leaves diverge from the stem in pairs at each node. Of course, it’s the cherr...
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Chris Hellman
The title of this blog, Ichijoji, refers to the site of the battle between Miyamoto Musashi and the massed forces of the Yoshioka clan. It was also, as it happens, not more than ten minutes away from where I used to live, on the eastern edge of Kyoto. It is, for me, powerfully redolent of the mystery and romance of Japan. Musashi himself is an emblematic figure, and his skill in a range of arts to which I have devoted years of study myself -swordsmanship, strategy and sumi-e, make it an apt title for this blog.
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