Joseph Simms has faced conflict in many forms—from the battlefield to the boardroom, from hostage crises to the challenging lens of Japanese swordsmanship. This diverse experience, ranging from his time in the United States Marine Corps to his study and instruction of traditional Japanese schools of strategy and swordsmanship, has forged his unique expertise in conflict, strategy, and human performance.

He is entrusted with preserving and disseminating the teachings of three martial traditions originating from Japan: the Ittō Tenshin-ryū®, Yamate-ryū®, and Goseki-ryu® Aiki Heihō. These familial schools of the sword and spirit embody powerful teachings on conflict and strategy developed over centuries of conflict. These lessons transcend culture and context. The strategies are as relevant to today's boardrooms as to ancient battlefields. Techniques and principles for developing the human spirit are timeless.

Simms integrates these empowering lessons into his consulting work in strategy, conflict, and human performance and as an adjunct professor at George Washington University.

He also wrote the foreword to the second edition of 'The Way and The Power: Secrets of Japanese Strategy,' a groundbreaking work exploring the principles of strategy and the mental attitude required to step forward into the unknown and win.

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