The February edition of Sword and Spirit has been posted. In “Ukemi: A Comparison,” Itten Dojo chief instructor Robert Wolfe responds to a question posed by Mr. Chris Gonzales, in which he requested some details of my assertion in a social media post that the ukemi we are learning from Suino Sensei for use in Nihon Jujutsu waza and kata is intrinsically superior to our legacy style of ukemi.

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