Satori-Ryu Budo News

Recently, Lance England Ed.S., was invited to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to lead a seminar in Satori-Ryu Iaido, a Traditional Japanese Sword Art that he currently teaches at the University of Tennessee as well as at Lance England Martial Arts.  Hanshi England is the second ranking individual in Satori-Ryu Iaido and was awarded the title of…

Ideally, the best way to start the day is with meditation, which for those of us who so choose, includes prayer. This enables us to focus on who we are and what our goals for the day are. It brings us into touch with our spiritual level (the article “The Satori Lifestyle” goes into great…

I’m sure that we all are hearing and saying the same things… I wish everything would get back to normal… I can’t wait until everything will get back to normal… But, will we ever get back to the normal that we once knew? Who really knows when or if we will ever return to the…

On Monday 7/20, I was interviewed by Professor Gary Lee of the American Martial Arts Alliance. During the interview he asked me about teaching at the University of Tennessee and what it was like teaching traditional Martial Arts in a collegiate setting. He then invited me to be a guest on his talk show, AMAA…

Baseline is defined as a normal state. At this time we are all in the process of returning to Baseline, in other words, we are in the process of trying to return to our normal state of affairs. All of us have been impacted to a certain extent by the shutdowns. So, we are now…

Hello,I know that everyone is as anxious as we are to get back to some semblance of normal. We will resume training Thursday June 4th. There will be some changes to our normal schedule as well as some changes to how we conduct business. The schedule will be:Thursday: Saturday:5:00 – Little Samurai 8:00 – Satori…

In Part 5 I am going to post some material that I think is very relevant to our situations that we are currently finding ourselves in. The article is from the American Psychological Association and the title is “Building Your Resilience”: Building your resilience We all face trauma, adversity and other stresses. Here’s a roadmap…

A big factor in maintaining your sanity is physical activity. Schedule an activity every day with a goal of being active for 60 minutes or longer. These activities can be structured disciplines or fun and games. When planning these activities, there are a few general guidelines to keep in mind. Try to include Core and…

The nest step to Surviving the Change is to watch your diet. Stay on a disciplined diet. Yes, this will take some effort and thought to maintain, but that’s okay because at some point it will become habit. Right now we need to avoid falling into the trap of turning to comfort foods during this…

Tues 3/31/2020 The first step to surviving this sudden change to our lives is to stay on a schedule. It’s all too easy to get into bad habits such as binge watching TV, video games, social media, staying up late and sleeping in. If you follow that trend you wind up with the days going…