Diamond Route Japan: Discover the Living Samurai Spirit. Preview of our documentary on the Aizu Samurai which will be released in May.

忠義 (CHU-GI) means Loyalty. This is the calligraphy I painted for the documentary. I am the...

Soul of Japan. Calligraphy as Visual Jazz.

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“Nomen est omen” is a Latin proverb meaning that a Name is Destiny. Your name  certainly has an effect on your identity.

The Samurai must have known his instinctively, for they had a custom of aquiring new names to...

Your name may actually affect the way that you look and feel about yourself. Perhaps this is one reason why people prefer nicknames to given names.

The power of handwriting goes beyond that of just writing your Signature.

Sylvia Baldock was a national sales director for the Athena Network, struggling to make consistent revenues. Since stepping into her flow as a professional speaker, trainer, coach, author and uber networker, and monetizing her Star...

Four of our first Seals, Members of the Order of the Seal. More on each later!

Ronnie Watt, Scottish Karate Master 豪心 Braveheart (GOU-SHIN)

Ukita Hanzou, Japanese Ninja Master 浮田半蔵

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We are living in a world today where so many people are lost, even though we have better tools than...

This is the character for 義 (GI) painted first on paper, then scanned to create a reverse image, reminiscent of the rubbings made on paper from painted characters carved in stone. 義 is defined in various nuances as “morality, righteousness,...

By:  Jay Syrmopoulos / The Free Thought Project    Paris, France – A major shift in energy policy was announced on Tuesday, as the President of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, made a statement during the One Planet Summit in Paris that said the bank...