2026-10-30T17:36:40Z https://yabu.me Constantine https://yabu.me/npub1s4fhvspjpgd945eegy5egr9a6qfvhuprweaqz7fptxhdp8p3903qr77qgh https://image.nostr.build/f1eb6e04867ee39b502bfa58c94757d2fbed646f759e5162d10f52f2d7a77f43.jpg https://image.nostr.build/f1eb6e04867ee39b502bfa58c94757d2fbed646f759e5162d10f52f2d7a77f43.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqafpy6ekrp3f2zn4hv5y6qw7de6l7s09329qgefhnzrdf464swngzyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47ycy6prw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz8znwnz8ap4qtxnuygm2pr647f6l4wusr68l3uh0lfa38gd3vhcgvn2ys9'>nevent1q…2ys9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I hear you. Like I say in my book, &#34;Somewhere around the twentieth, it becomes a kind of white static that erases any idea you had of what pain was going to feel like.&#34;<br/><br/>Thank you for reading, Johnny. 2026-11-12T20:30:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz94006fxyk63a2jc99pqfqnktvjd6ycm8500s27l6s95arxr0kpszyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47ynphp5n Before a duel in our first dojo, my Sensei struck each fighter&#39;s bicep 33 times, without holding back. A test of how forged he already was. Only then did the duel begin.<br/><br/>#bookstr #martialarts #selfdefense #bujutsu #aikijutsu #yamadabujutsu #densho #budo #battleready<br/><br/> <img src="https://image.nostr.build/d592cd51c911a1241eec827d7b24f4a9e3ab1d6f4911f3aa25189202b074fe11.jpg"> 2026-11-12T15:12:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr57yrnrsxhh5shdf8f2khj4fl95qk58x8s3fmzkjcglj4txvkduqzyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47y035zls In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfpj5gcdn3elkr8c0gqfp8hvhrclz5lq60wtykcuqnmdxy9unv39qpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdunq07aq'>nevent1q…07aq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Peace to you, Kareem and Lara. Sending what I can. May God keep your family safe. 2026-11-06T14:48:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq8ddk42z40wxzcvp8hnc6e9hewfu33q8zrauxgwv2rtya0mhrgvszyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47y4uxjxk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszm7q8fegamykzrz4c3pn83za5l0w0f6lqdd2mhkw22w3my87d9rcpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdu4hxqc8'>nevent1q…xqc8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you for reading. In the dojo, humility is not explained, it is felt. Peace to you and your family. 2026-11-05T16:44:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr3chmxe6ll04dpft42swrl048cemudvc8ww0fylwlnzywcyxstrszyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47ym24qxt In our dojo, Go is a back-and-forth exchange of strikes.<br/><br/>One rule never changes: you may call &#34;no more&#34; only after you have received a strike. Never right after landing your own.<br/><br/>You do not get to stop while you are winning. You stop when you have felt what you gave.<br/><br/>#martialarts #bujutsu #budo #bookstr #aikijutsu #yamadabujutsu #densho #selfdefense #battleready<br/><br/> <img src="https://image.nostr.build/674538cf228a4a0fa75dc476a452b64fc4a3f9ed3866a732c0a076ac2f35e87f.jpg"> 2026-11-05T15:37:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz68yx3vj7lpl6wrvs42j0al57tgr65ch8vkxelxe8dv6kc64prwczyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47yrgaqmv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqyql94y4xhnzk59tkhjp2r0lt2n3wzlul66g2k8tq6lk5emuaxugc00r6x'>nevent1q…0r6x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you, Johnny. Absolutely. That hamburger said what no speech could. My first gol!!! Honestly, did NOT see that one coming. The real teaching often arrives after the fight, at a table, with no words. That is the void of the unknown. That&#39;s how it always is with my Sensei. Flushing uncertainty. Including the unannounced immersion down where the next floor begins. 2026-11-03T22:13:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvhefeev32zaasew2mlhamgzcdvev7va67pnc8shdgr7vj5jfk04gzyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47ygsdcu8 Before Book Two, there is Book One.<br/><br/>The Bonfire is the philosophy and the vastness: 3,300 ryu, 12 distinct animal ryu, and four locks.<br/><br/>Most students train two decades and only reach the front door of the first lock, never knowing what they are missing.<br/><br/>From the first hunger to learn true, functional, old-style martial arts, to the ultimate end result. This is the overview.<br/><br/>Book Two shows the life of a master outside the dojo, where training never stops. Book One shows the whole road.<br/><br/>📖 books2read.com/u/4E6Kze<br/><br/>#martialarts #selfdefense #bujutsu #aikijutsu #yamadabujutsu #densho #budo #battleready<br/><br/> <img src="https://image.nostr.build/1c219e27735cc92682c36dbd44889a2e3405c9cb8114510c9a50d1b1bf5a6f47.jpg"> 2026-11-03T18:46:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsymzajg6qnmf3f5rnvle5hgr0ztvgjj0h2zj4930fx6d22eyr0kqqzyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47ykygdgy What Lies Beneath the Belt goes below the rank, into the inner landscape of mastery.<br/><br/>The Bonfire II is out now.<br/><br/><a href="https://books2read.com/u/3kx0x8">https://books2read.com/u/3kx0x8</a><br/><br/>#bookstr #martialarts #selfdefense #bujutsu #aikijutsu #yamadabujutsu #densho #budo #battleready<br/><br/> <img src="https://image.nostr.build/572a2817e118183088adcf164101fdf71f856ca4889b42ddd66c84a8f0e9780a.jpg"> 2026-11-03T15:05:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr5c9kxu4226agr0gdwy0npmrw8rtz92zwhpepeptlcp4fkfpj8tczyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47yyhjhes In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszwltztj2q7l63yvhmdth2az03dtxq6puq2c8wrhkz4lz4hh0hswsa6qcu5'>nevent1q…qcu5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Gracias por el consejo. Multisig y NIP-05 son buenos puntos. La identidad raíz se construye, no se compra. 2026-11-03T14:59:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstq3nzkshnf6lpy4ryyx65nqnca4esnavvx45ca440akfu59lytzqzyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47ynx4c3s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxdk5q0xr794x5eqwe6het6zvd97guczt68mqkgjempmmw734r37gpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqt6cvun'>nevent1q…cvun</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you, Johnny. Reading gives you the map. The void is the territory.<br/><br/>In Book One, my first Kumite duel, a trained opponent kicked me in the face so hard I&#39;ll never forget it. I answered by cracking his ribs. An ambulance took him away.<br/><br/>My sensei and I closed the dojo in silence. I was sure I&#39;d be severely reprimanded for going too far.<br/><br/>Instead, he took me to a restaurant and ordered me a hamburger. He told me I had just scored my first goal. He felt like a father who had brought me into the world.<br/><br/>That&#39;s where the next floor begins. 2026-11-03T14:46:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdr4lp8zjp5uurahkjc237nsa3yxxyvwfu7fktlh08serj327xa3czyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47ygztdf3 Four Levels of Learning<br/><br/>In the dojo, the first lesson is also the longest one: technique.<br/><br/>Level one is technical. You learn the form, the angle, the footwork, the grip. You repeat it until the body stops asking questions. Most people believe this is the art. It is only the door.<br/><br/>Level two is superhuman speed. The same technique, but now it moves faster than thought. Nothing new has been added. The hesitation has been removed.<br/><br/>Level three joins speed with precision. Fast is easy to find. Fast and exact is rare. The movement lands where it is meant to land, every time, with nothing wasted.<br/><br/>Level four is where the combatant becomes the art. No one is performing a technique anymore. The practitioner and the art are one and the same.<br/><br/>My Hanshi taught this the way every real teacher does: slowly, in stages, over decades. Kindergarten first, then school, then the deepest study. Each time you reach what you thought was the ceiling, it turns out to be the floor of the next level.<br/><br/>Learning is not a ladder you climb once. It is a fire you tend, and the flame keeps teaching as long as you stay with it.<br/><br/>#bujutsu #aikijutsu #martialarts #thebonfire #lahoguera #grownostr<br/><br/> <img src="https://image.nostr.build/e7e67cad6bb7ad2b3345db2de5f798127aaa68a07ce1e36371182b01de44bc82.jpg"> 2026-11-01T23:30:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd9daxrqzxks286kzevl2f8zldsqt0qd5ykktedle9dettxg5r2hgzyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47ywptrma A flame that is tended never dies.<br/><br/>The Bonfire (English) and La Hoguera (Español): a living lineage of Bujutsu, written down for those who come next.<br/><br/>amazon.com/author/rafbujutsu<br/><br/>#bujutsu #aikijutsu #martialarts #grownostr<br/><br/> <img src="https://image.nostr.build/e7e67cad6bb7ad2b3345db2de5f798127aaa68a07ce1e36371182b01de44bc82.jpg"> 2026-11-01T22:11:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyxq4g2e9qqnhxwc4k8rhmg44fv9ymfe8huzsfeywuxcmthx4dh9qzyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47ykq6fpu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszxzptdvyshx4luaq0x4gnwez6gkgcqlsnshqwj0fgx8fvzpz7eys3kqmne'>nevent1q…qmne</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That green water against the autumn colors is stunning. <br/><br/>Thank you for taking us along on your walk. 2026-11-01T22:07:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspt78cwz96x5gercuqh2n7kj8vcng5k0y64wksjl08402u75ypvpgzyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47yzp3x50 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2c38qjwh0650xnyflnm7qe26mj5hmqfd3y2tfsuwas8lctgvjfcgjmav8s'>nevent1q…av8s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Still getting up and walking by 7AM after being sick is real discipline. Thank you for sharing the trail. Safe miles! 2026-11-01T22:06:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdxnatv7q6cggdvxm4et2jp8wndenypk7dc57yr8rf5tqpxttwc6czyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47ye3awyz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf7aw7e23ayys3s2e8s4tnyt8frjv2k7c8cx8c7kg8r5katg7f00q5l0r2m'>nevent1q…0r2m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What a tragic end for such a masterpiece. <br/><br/>Thank you for sharing the Normandie&#39;s story and these interiors. 2026-11-01T22:03:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0htx2880c5ssperqrt0mg3903yg2acg0279akdyld8wgp77juyfszyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47yg53ly4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrss6ghges3yxyvthasmdjw90ry7lz4hr9exv8u79lepdlw0qhuespz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduvvys7m'>nevent1q…ys7m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Anna Karenina is one of my favorites too. What gets me is how much people of that era were expected to know: how to host, how to hold a conversation with anyone at the table, what a real education looked like. And in the middle of all that polish, Anna is torn apart by love. Tolstoy shows both sides so well. Have you read War and Peace? 2026-10-30T19:52:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx62z880g3sgfr7ndw9medsfnragjck29mg5y985gt0jrmlcyq6pgzyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47yugdnu8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrss6ghges3yxyvthasmdjw90ry7lz4hr9exv8u79lepdlw0qhuespzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejsprnxkp'>nevent1q…nxkp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Anna Karenina is one of my favorites too. What gets me is how much people of that era were expected to know: how to host, how to hold a conversation with anyone at the table, what a real education looked like. And in the middle of all that polish, Anna is torn apart by love. Tolstoy shows both sides so well. Have you read War and Peace? 2026-10-30T19:51:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfwekwk97ynmcwvmfe0unh08s9smsgy4r4tfpkv3gfmvucuan206czyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47yx0lenk What Lies Beneath the Belt goes below the rank, into the inner landscape of mastery.<br/><br/>The Bonfire II is out now.<br/><br/><a href="https://books2read.com/u/3kx0x8">https://books2read.com/u/3kx0x8</a><br/><br/>#TheBonfire #Bujutsu #Aikijutsu #Mastery<br/><br/> <img src="https://image.nostr.build/e02e43430fdb958e1eb53f86812dd9dc1f87eeff8ad5b6d7933bb83e75d86727.jpg"> 2026-10-30T19:20:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr9kg4eduke8ywyv7w9pfp20esdakwc3xqacfwva8ymvh2pjutjhgzyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47yhhxx0f Survive or score? A new longread on real lineage vs. points and metrics.<br/><br/>¿Sobrevivir vs Obtener Puntos? Un artículo sobre linaje real vs. puntos y métricas.<br/><br/><a href="https://yakihonne.com/article/naddr1qqgxvvphxvmnzwtxxc6ryd3kxcmnzqgdwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkcq3qs4fhvspjpgd945eegy5egr9a6qfvhuprweaqz7fptxhdp8p3903qxpqqqp65wdtcrwl">https://yakihonne.com/article/naddr1qqgxvvphxvmnzwtxxc6ryd3kxcmnzqgdwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkcq3qs4fhvspjpgd945eegy5egr9a6qfvhuprweaqz7fptxhdp8p3903qxpqqqp65wdtcrwl</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://image.nostr.build/5d88dacbc303e67e97211a528d0c2bbd91ec407af661cfe4a14cca11ce649345.jpg"> 2026-10-30T18:15:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrr54hek888mme9ztyk9xx5p0gu8ffuhcf7f46u8dfaxjzhmd67eqzyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47y4azs00 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1s4fhvspjpgd945eegy5egr9a6qfvhuprweaqz7fptxhdp8p3903qr77qgh" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Constantine</span> (<span class="italic">npub1s4f…7qgh</span>)</a></span><br/><br/> <img src="https://image.nostr.build/6e9f19e7ff9d76d220e256c49042158857ff621aa0e612d3d8a5a368948c7d3a.jpg"> 2026-10-30T17:49:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszj9tke3uvpp2p6kefmzl556jl8g5pynx9nedndz72p25ynp6tvcqzyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47y3qyrz0 <img src="https://image.nostr.build/160957fe510c5701c389d2ede19c51cfb70c8cfda36246d75a79b553b4647917.jpg"> <br/><br/>&#34;It&#39;s refreshing to read something that prioritizes genuine personal growth over outward display. It definitely made me reflect on my own journey.&#34;<br/><br/>— Mark T. Johnson, reader review on Librerías Gandhi ★★★★★<br/><br/>The Bonfire. Link in bio. 2026-10-30T01:34:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8qus38jqgax7shpcgpdst3fj7xmf6s2qx7wl8m2d02pp6dgmnrmgzyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47ytkukhv <img src="https://image.nostr.build/160957fe510c5701c389d2ede19c51cfb70c8cfda36246d75a79b553b4647917.jpg"> 2026-10-30T00:54:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw8frmcq34lrwse5h7kwwuau2rujlmv9tyay43marjmmf4pckdjfgzyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47ynqqp24 📖 The Bonfire: <a href="https://books2read.com/u/3kx0x8">https://books2read.com/u/3kx0x8</a> 2026-10-29T14:48:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsda6jpx27pw87jhtsdpjtkajwgt7yypjanp8y6nyzjtv0k356jzkszyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47ystql63 Conquerors can destroy the artifacts. They cannot destroy what lives in flesh, bone, and breath.<br/><br/>For 3,500 years, martial knowledge has survived not on parchment or steel, but in the body — passed teacher to student, breath by breath, unbroken.<br/><br/>That is the bonfire. Not a relic. A living flame.<br/><br/> <img src="https://image.nostr.build/73d4e3fbda0a660bdf219b17c20f32e9e15304e8708521cffa65d9c305c51b73.jpg"> 2026-10-29T14:46:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfs8gzsrdj5a0dz0a55srsj06wfd2vrvjplqx2nrlrwu4gn7sj9yszyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47ytq6r4f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdx24mvswuwlt5w7hfelds8vpswu82pf06sfs64yytttcaaxla6rcdf9tjp'>nevent1q…9tjp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>📖 The Bonfire: <a href="https://books2read.com/u/3kx0x8">https://books2read.com/u/3kx0x8</a> 2026-10-29T07:02:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdx24mvswuwlt5w7hfelds8vpswu82pf06sfs64yytttcaaxla6rczyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47y7eevtd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq5ua8raxav9nxjysq2skpk9fhhf9xrlt0jf4pujf8g0mky0vvhaq8wff5h'>nevent1q…ff5h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://www.amazon.com/author/rafbujutsu">https://www.amazon.com/author/rafbujutsu</a> 2026-10-29T07:01:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq5ua8raxav9nxjysq2skpk9fhhf9xrlt0jf4pujf8g0mky0vvhaqzyzz4xajqxg9p5kkn89qjn9qvhhgp9jlsydm85qtey9v6a5yuxy47ysdj7p6 I&#39;m RAF, author of The Bonfire, a story of martial arts lineage, discipline, and what a teacher passes down by example, not by words.<br/><br/>It began with a grandfather who was a Dorado de Villa and a Hanshi who taught me that real strength is quiet. The book is the record of that transmission.<br/><br/>Also available in Spanish as La Hoguera. Ebook, paperback, and audiobook.<br/><br/>I&#39;m here to share it with people who value sovereignty, patience, and lessons that outlast the noise.<br/><br/>📖 <a href="https://www.amazon.com/author/rafbujutsu">https://www.amazon.com/author/rafbujutsu</a> 2026-10-29T07:00:26Z