Piercing Cloud’s Eye

Piercing Cloud’s Eye

I practice karate as a form of yoga. This was not at all my focus when I was a teenager. And I suspect not many people would even understand what it means to practice a martial discipline in this manner. So I’d like to clarify my statement. The essence of yoga is a...

GET, GET, GET REAL

I practice karate as a form of yoga. This was not at all my focus when I was a teenager. And I suspect not many people would even understand what it means to practice a martial discipline in this manner.So I’d like to clarify my statement. The essence of yoga is a...

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...