“If they don’t grow a strong base first, even if they grow big and high, they will break and fall down.” In Martial Arts, we often use an allegory with bamboo tree’s growing as our improvement. Some bamboo trees don’t grow much or not at all for the first four years. […]
Mindset
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“Let’s do everything we want to, Be someone we want to be, Achieve everything we want, then make our life with no regrets!!” Time flies, I’ve turned 54 this year. As I am getting older, time goes faster and faster. When I was a teenager or in my twenties, one […]
“In our busy lives, our mind often wanders off everywhere, and we forget what we are aiming for, what we are actually trying to achieve, and what is the most important for us.“ I often see in fights or sparring, people lose their balance after their punch and kick, or […]
The world is full of negative emotions at the moment. We are all fighting against anger, fear, and deep anxiety. I think those stresses are affecting more people than the actual virus. I’m going to show you a very important concept to keep a good mental state, and make your […]
“The most important thing in competitions is not winning or losing fights. It’s if you had victory over yourself or not.“ Martial arts training is always fighting against ourselves, not against our opponent. One of the biggest priorities for doing martial arts is to be able to have victory over ourselves. […]
“We should choose our own thoughts, behaviours, and actions from our own vision and the strong values with integrity, not from condition and circumstance.“ In fighting, you might get controlled by your opponent If you wait too long for the opportunity to counter and to be reactive. You should be […]
“There are important stages of growth and development in all of our lives.” We have to sacrifice a lot of sweat and tears, time and effort to progress step by step, slowly on our journey. What happens when we try to take a shortcut, or rush to progress. People try […]
“This kind of people are really cool to see, and I’m very pleased to see them.” I was talking about the first remarkable point for people who are improving constantly in my last blog. This time I’m going to talk about the second remarkable point, and that is, “When they […]
“If you see great people three days after you saw them, they would be even greater“ I sometimes see people who are improving every time I see them. That does not necessarily mean improvement of technique or physical strength, but they are improving as a human being. Each time I […]
“長短一味” (Choutan Ichimi) “Merits and faults are two sides of the same coin” This word came from Samurai Warriors teachings. The Long sword is good for fighting outside with a long distance, but inside a house or in small rooms, or once your opponent comes in close distance, the merit […]