Mukin Shori

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Train often

Doing is better than Looking!!

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Kata are passed on from teacher to student because they have proved to be an effective means of discovering firsthand what is beyond VERBAL or written description!!
this kind of enlignment and the sanctity  of tradition is beyond verbal descrption. Kata are designed to teach principles more than techniques. priniciples that can't be learned intellectually they must be learned by doing!!!!

hence my mantra of "Train often!!"

have a good 'un!!

Hr 3643 good idea!!

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:h.r.3643: check it out!!

friends passing on!!

I know what you are thinking! why would he put exclamation marks after a comment on a friend passing.
 The reason is that this was a celebration of my friends life. He would come back to haunt us if we didn't celebrate. This is the way my friend lived and it was the way he expected us to remember him!!!
We all congregated at a beautiful landing on Kentucky lake. His wife and children put together a wonderful occasion for the remembrance of their loved one.
 There were many that screwed up enough control over their emotions to say a few words which ranged from how our friend had inspired one person to actually HUG his dad to the  many Funny ways our friend had "entertained" us ,one and all, with life's precious gift of love and laughter.
We then proceeded to his favorite spot on the lake to spread remains. This was followed by rose petals from everyone. Then the celebration began our friend would have enjoyed because he would have been right in the middle of the whole thing!!
So i'm saying "Thanks" to my friend and to put light and love out for him!!!

see what we see!!

I was reminded of a thought while reading an article on Aikido.  the name of the book I ordered is Hidden In Plain Sight by sensei Amdur. the first letters of the title jumped out at me H-I-P-S!! this is indeed the source of power in alot of martial arts and the book is in regard to sensei ueshiba' "unseen" power in aikido. i'm thinking Hips has a huge impact on this wonderful power he was granted
So Thanks for the inspiration!!!!

ikigai way!!

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have a good 'un!!

Loved the rain!!

This a comment I saw today which was good. We certainly need the rain in southwest georgia. The next comment is what got me.  " I can do without the lightning". See the thought of the lovely rain wasn't enough without a negative sidebar.
Sometimes we need to enjoy what is happening without trying to "over think" or control a thought. the lightning is part of the rain event so it comes with it sometimes.
I see this in training in that a student will say " I want a black belt"  How Long does it take? See the event is there but sometimes we aren't sure we want the WHOLE  "event" ie the years of training and such!!
So Enjoy the moment,enjoy the lovely rain and the powerful lightning. enjoy the smell of the appraching storm and the thunder and the pitter patter of the raindrops. ENJOY the Moment!!!

LOVE THE RAIN!!!