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The Street Smart Samurai and the Land of the Rising Sun

By Dana Abbott

When you’re hot…you’re hot and when it gets hot in Japan you literally drip from the humidity. If you drink one cup of tea, y...

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The Street Smart Samurai Summits Mt. Fuji

By Dana Abbott

We began our ascent and over the next 5 hours switched back and forth on those trails that have been used for centuries even ...

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The Street Smart Samurai Summits Mt. Fuji

By Dana Abbott

There is an olde' saying;  "if you can’t speak the lingo…you can't stay in the loop". For that reason, I aggressively learned...

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The Street Smart Samurai Visits the Ancient Kendo Dojo

By Dana Abbott

I remember my first road trip in Japan. There I was riding in a school bus while we winded our way through centuries old skin...

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The Street Smart Samurai and The Formal Ranks of Kendo

By Dana Abbott

Spending 6 days a week practicing your heart out one would think it's time to grab some much needed R&R on Sunday. But no...

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ABOUT DANA ABBOTT

Shihan Abbott, 7th Degree Black Belt is an expert in kenjutsu, iaido, batto-do, tameshigiri, Japanese Swordsmanship.

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