In which we bring things to a close by considering the fall of the Butokukai, the spread of budo beyond…
This week: can a martial art be a philosophy of life? Can it rise to the level of a religion?…
This week: karate comes to mainland Japan (and gets a rebrand in the process), and the Butokukai’s attempts to militarize…
This week: the rise of judo and of the modern budo, and karate strikes back! Listen to the episode here.…
This week: who wants to swing a sword when you can just shoot a gun? Listen to the episode here.…
This week: where do Japan’s traditional martial arts come from? Listen to the episode here. Sources Read, Paul. One Last Thing:…
This week: what are three educated women to do in a society that doesn’t value their education? Listen to the…
This week: the beginning of a two parter on Japan’s first ever female exchange students. Listen to the episode here.…
This week: what, in the end, did the Occupation mean — for both the occupied and the occupier? Listen to…
This week: what was it like to live through the Occupation? How did people get by? And why is Kurosawa…