A black belt is nothing more than a belt that goes around Your waist. Being a black belt is a state of mind and attitude.”
-– Rick English.
Read moreBlack Belt Chances of Success
"The journey of a thousand ri (miles) proceeds step by step, so think without rushing..."
-- Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings~
Read morePhenomenological Seeing and Hermeneutical Awareness
Powerful experiential exercises can be used to concretely demonstrate that each of us is completely unaware of things that are immediately present to us. This is so because our habits of mind do not permit such seeing.
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Where have all the warriors gone? Where are all the stoics, the hardy grafters, the industrious inventors, the pioneers and adventurers?
Read moreThe Way of Oss!
The subject matter of my paper is to define and describe the meaning of Oss! I will define it through research and how it is used in the dojo. I will also give scenarios of how it applies within the martial arts and the way of life.
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