The phrase Inner Dharma refers to the idea of hidden meaning, following a path true to one's heart. It is also a play on words, as I used to teach martial arts near the Inner Harbor of Baltimore and Bodhidharma is the founder of Zen Buddhism and mythical inventor of the practice of martial arts at the historical Shaolin temple.

This website is devoted to ideas in martial arts and physical culture, with a focus on Chinese Internal Martial Arts (nèijiāquán) and Classical Japanese Martial Arts (koryū). I began my practice of modern jūjutsu in 1989 and have subsequently become interested in koryū kenjutsu and the internal arts (nèijiāquán) of bāguàzhăng, tàijíquán and xingyiquán. I have practiced nèijiāquán since 2004 and koryū kenjutsu since 2006.

• Training Timeline and Detail provides a graphical view of my training activities over time.
• Neijia Lineage Graph provides a dynamic view of some lineal relationships in the internal arts I have studied.

Please click on the photo above for articles, essays, and recommended training opportunities.