SMAA Budo Experts

Some of the top Japanese and Western teachers of budo and koryu bujutsu in the world can be found in the SMAA. What's more, a number of advanced experts in other Japanese art forms, such as tea ceremony, calligraphy, flower arrangement, and Japanese yoga, are among the members of the SMAA Board of Advisors. Find out more at http://www.smaa-hq.com/.

Dues

Thanks to all the SMAA members that got their 2011 dues in early! If you have not yet paid this year's dues, please remember to pay annually on January 1. We'd like to avoid sending late dues notices as this costs our nonprofit association time and money. Your help with this is appreciated.

Winning without Fighting

‎"To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the highest skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the highest skill."

- Sun-Tsu

Traditional budo teaches three ways to win:

1. To win after fighting

2. To win before fighting

3. To win without fighting

Each way of winning represents a more elevated level of skill. Of the three approaches, the last is the most effective. It is also the least understood and practiced.

Want to experience real Japanese budo, as described above? Join the SMAA. Drop by www.smaa-hq.com. Membership fees are more than reasonable and there are many benefits to membership.

Happy New Year!

We hope all of the fans of the Shudokan Martial Arts Association Facebook page and the SMAA Blog have a very Happy New Year!

Happy Holidays!

Thanks to all the SMAA members throughout the world for their interest and support in 2010. Thanks as well to all our friends for supporting this blog. We hope everyone has very Happy Holidays and a great New Year.

2011 Dues

SMAA members:

Membership fees need to be renewed on or before January 1. Please send your yearly contribution to our headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan.


Members receive discounts at SMAA events, our quarterly journal, and they are eligible to receive kyu/dan rank from our various divisions.

New Book

SMAA member Max Roach recently had a book published called Japanese Swords: Cultural Icons of a Nation. We just got a copy of the book, so we haven't had a chance to read it yet, but the photos and presentation are great. You can check out the book's Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Japanese-Swords-Cultural-Icons-of-a-Nation/128441140520277