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.
Read moreKarate-do and People with Special Needs
It is generally agreed that regular physical exercise promotes physical and mental health, but what are the benefits in people with Autism Spectrum Disorders?
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Funakoshi Sensei left Shotokan with twenty precepts or concepts of training. The second of these concepts is: “Karate Ni Sente Nashi” or, loosely translated, “There is no first attack in karate”1 This precept seems to be simple, and yet has hidden depths of meaning.
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