by rmgadmin | Feb 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
KATA AS MOVING MEDITATION Martial arts students often here about kata as a ‘moving meditation.’ This essay brings to light what this means in the context of Buddhist martial kata practice. The following was an essay written by the late Buddhist Scholar, Nagaboshi...
by rmgadmin | Jan 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
5 Life Lessons From The Martial Arts by Shifu, Hayashi Tomio Here are five simple insights that I gained from my forty-four years in the martial arts. Emancipated life is a time of great freedom. You get the academic and political freedom to study and to speak out,...
by rmgadmin | Oct 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
In my last post Of Swordsmen and Rat Catchers, I retold an old world parable that circulated in Japanese martial arts schools likening the art of catching rats to swordsmanship. Shortly after, a reader sent this response. “The latest story on your blog feels...
by rmgadmin | Sep 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
A Retelling By Christopher J. Goedecke (This story was originally entitled The Wonderful Art of a Cat. It was written to describe the importance of spiritual elements within the Martial Arts. The original author was Ito‑Tenzen‑Tadanari, the eldest son of Ono Jiroemon...
by rmgadmin | Jul 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
HOW DARKNESS OVERTAKES LIGHT By Shifu Christopher J. Goedecke From the Wind School ArchivesNote: I used to make it a habit to write down events and thoughts that merited my deeper contemplations about life. Because of that habit I am able to present the flow of events...
