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Sensei
Jun 16, 20242 min read
Planting a Seed and Kata in Karate
"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." - Martin Luther
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Sensei
Jun 14, 20241 min read
Never a Master
"We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master." --Ernest Hemingway #ErnestHemingway #Craftsmanship #LifelongLearn...
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Sensei
Jun 11, 20242 min read
Sensei Says
I refer back to my teachers because I didn’t make up any of this.
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Sensei
Jun 6, 20242 min read
Three Bricklayers
Intention drives action and results. In order to get what you want out of training, pick your intention carefully.
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Sensei
May 29, 20242 min read
What's Your Why?
If someone asked you, could you say with confidence why you train? Are you currently fulfilling that need?
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Sensei
Apr 5, 20242 min read
The Perfect Trap
In the past, I've said to students that we must train to be perfect, even though we know we never will be. I hear a lot of people say...
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Sensei
Mar 14, 20242 min read
Rules and Freedom in Traditional Martial Arts
When I first read Shunryu Suzuki's work 20+ years ago, it stuck with me. His book Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind felt important, even though...
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Sensei
Mar 13, 20241 min read
The Ten-Thousand Things
The famous Japanese swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi, is credited with the saying, “From one thing, know ten-thousand things.” In many...
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