The Twofold Way

Some people find a gym. George Rego found a home. As a boy he walked into an old, gritty dojo and felt it instantly — the pull of real physical capability wrapped in character, honor, and discipline. It is the same ideal Miyamoto Musashi called the “twofold way” of sword and pen: train the body and the mind with equal seriousness.

In this conversation with host Pete Deeley, Rego talks about the unique trust that training builds, the depth of the teacher-student bond, and the grief of losing his own sensei. He traces how discipline becomes self-discipline, what to make of the students who quietly disappear, and why he wrote The Founding of Jujutsu and Judo in America — a book that preserves hidden lineages and uncovers Teddy Roosevelt’s own ju-jitsu connection. It all points to one simple conclusion about what a strong martial artist should be.