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Jitsuroku Ku: Ooka Seidan
3 Tales of Ooka Tadasuke Afterword & Commentary by Justin Hagen OOKA THE MATCHMAKER Original Story from Don C. Seit's Monogatari Tales...
Justin Hagen, M. Ed
May 9, 202219 min read
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Jitsuroku Hachi: A Deep Laid Plot
Original Story from Walter Dening's Japan in Days of Yore Afterword & Commentary by Justin Hagen Some twelve years before Tokugawa...
Justin Hagen, M. Ed
May 2, 202230 min read
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Jitsuroku Nana: The Missing Blade
Original Story A Story of the Otokodate of Yedo from A.B. Mitford's Tales of Old Japan Afterword & Commentary by Justin Hagen At this...
Justin Hagen, M. Ed
Apr 25, 202227 min read
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Jitsuroku Roku: Chobei of Bandzuin
Original Story A Story of the Otokodate of Edo from A.B. Mitford's Tales of Old Japan Afterword & Commentary by Justin Hagen Chobei of...
Justin Hagen, M. Ed
Apr 18, 202218 min read
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Jitsuroku Go: The Loyalty of a Samurai Boy
Original Story from Asataro Miyamori's Tales of the Samurai Afterword & Commentary by Justin Hagen Matsudaira Nobutsuna was one of the...
Justin Hagen, M. Ed
Apr 11, 202210 min read
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Jitsuroku Yon: Kazuma's Revenge
Original Story from A.B. Mitford's Tales of Old Japan Afterword & Commentary by Justin Hagen About two hundred and fifty years ago Ikeda...
Justin Hagen, M. Ed
Apr 4, 202222 min read
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Jitsuroku San: The Loves of Gompachi & Komurasaki
Original Story from A.B. Mitford's Tales of Old Japan Gompachi and Komurasakii Afterword & Commentary by Justin Hagen About two hundred...
Justin Hagen, M. Ed
Mar 28, 202212 min read
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Jitsuroku Ni: Ungo-Zenji
Original Story from Tales of the Samurai and Lady Hosokawa by Asatori Miyamori and Kido Okamoto Afterword & Commentary by Justin Hagen It...
Justin Hagen, M. Ed
Mar 21, 202225 min read
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Jitsuroku Ichi: The 47 Ronin
Original Story from A.B. Mitford's Tales of Old Japan Afterword & Commentary by Justin Hagen At the beginning of the eighteenth century...
Justin Hagen, M. Ed
Mar 14, 202224 min read
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Jitsuroku: Japanese Tales of Bloody Revenge
By Justin Hagen Vendettas, honor, loyalty, murder and betrayal, key components of a classic and yet little known Japanese literary genre...
Justin Hagen, M. Ed
Sep 15, 20214 min read
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Armor Against Evil: Hannya, Oni & Tengu Masks
Perhaps one of the most iconic images associated with Japanese art are devilish looking masks most notably of the Hannya, Oni and Tengu. ...
Justin Hagen, M. Ed
Mar 2, 20217 min read
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Hagakure Abridged- Book of the Samurai (with Commentary)
Justin Hagen, M.Ed lays out an abridged version of the classic martial arts work of the Hagakure, providing new and insightful commentary
Justin Hagen, M. Ed
Jul 16, 202016 min read
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Martial Arts in Schools
Martial arts is a modern combat sport that focuses not only on physical fitness, but also emphasizes discipline, respect and moral...
Justin Hagen, M. Ed
Oct 18, 20186 min read
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