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My budo journal: July 2014
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Documenting my journey in the amazing world of martial arts. Saturday, July 26, 2014. The Knowledge, Experience, Ability Paradigm. I have been going through a lot of changes in my Shugyo (martial arts training path) and wanted to share some interesting thoughts I've concluded recently that have served to be a hard look at myself and a catalyst for my own "keeping going". Yet, I don't. I still keep training. Why? Maybe it's because of the friends I've made along the way? How would you feel if, after 10 ye...
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My budo journal: Mad Libs Budo
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Documenting my journey in the amazing world of martial arts. Tuesday, March 10, 2015. Ever play that word game called Mad Libs, where you’re given a short story and scattered throughout are blanks for you to fill in? You pick a noun, verb, adverb, adjective, etc, and when it’s finished, you’re left with a funny story. Here’s an example:. 8220;Charlie was a (noun) who loved to eat (noun). He particularly enjoyed the (color) ones. One day, Charlie was (verb) and some friends came by to visit. However, as y...
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My budo journal: August 2014
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Documenting my journey in the amazing world of martial arts. Wednesday, August 20, 2014. Kata is the vehicle, not the destination. My thoughts on Kata and their importance…. In traditional martial arts, Kata are the techniques that make up the core of study. Depending on whom you ask, Kata can have different meanings and levels of importance. In our Bujinkan organization, we have nine traditions, or ryuha, each with their own structure of Kata. Only when the wars ended, Japan became unified and the overa...
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My budo journal: January 2014
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Documenting my journey in the amazing world of martial arts. Thursday, January 2, 2014. Happy New Year 2014 - "A Humbled Work In Progress". Happy New Year 2014! Well, this last year certainly has been quite the year. As I contemplated what this blog post would contain, I was taken with just how much of my last year's post still seems to apply. In case you never read it or need a reminder, you can find it here. Well, nothing has really changed as far as that goes. I wonder how many kata which were written...
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My budo journal: December 2014
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Documenting my journey in the amazing world of martial arts. Wednesday, December 31, 2014. My Budo Blog New Year's Message - Reflections and Rebirth, A Humbling Journey. Well, it’s that time again. It’s time to sit and reflect on how my Shugyo (martial path) has evolved over the last year and try to take a look ahead. More importantly, it’s time to evaluate mistakes, successes, clues and dead ends. Last year was quite a turbulent year for me personally and it was reflected in my own training, as well.
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My budo journal: February 2014
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Documenting my journey in the amazing world of martial arts. Monday, February 17, 2014. Thoughts On Structure, Muscles and Striking Without Breaking. When structure is supported by skeletal alignment, there is less reliance on muscles. Imagine trying to punch a target when you are treading water. How much force could you generate? Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Thoughts On Structure, Muscles and Striking Withou. Bujinkan Intel at Folsom. San Francisco Buyu Center.
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My budo journal: April 2015
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Documenting my journey in the amazing world of martial arts. Thursday, April 9, 2015. Peeling the Onion - Thoughts on Forms. In the Bujinkan, there are many very confusing things which are taught and spread throughout. One of these things pertains to the Kata, or Form/Technique, and its importance in training. We are taught to learn the form, break the form, and finally transcend the form. This is known as the Shu-Ha-Ri model, which is about as old as martial arts. Recently I have come back to more of a ...
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My budo journal: August 2013
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Documenting my journey in the amazing world of martial arts. Monday, August 12, 2013. Thoughts, Reflections, Meditations. I spent a week up in the Northern Sierra mountains in South Tahoe. Spending time in nature is valuable to me. It allows me the peace and space to process things and meditate. During this trip, I read - a lot - and wrote - a lot. It was a great time of self-discovery, of weeding out things about me I wanted to change, and to wrestle with some deep thoughts. Tahoe - Aug 2013. A predator...
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My budo journal: March 2015
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Documenting my journey in the amazing world of martial arts. Tuesday, March 10, 2015. Ever play that word game called Mad Libs, where you’re given a short story and scattered throughout are blanks for you to fill in? You pick a noun, verb, adverb, adjective, etc, and when it’s finished, you’re left with a funny story. Here’s an example:. 8220;Charlie was a (noun) who loved to eat (noun). He particularly enjoyed the (color) ones. One day, Charlie was (verb) and some friends came by to visit. However, as y...