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Questions: April 2025 Edition
While visiting Illinois recently, one of my kohai asked me a couple of questions about Jion
Apr 18, 2025 8 min read
Questions: April 2025 Edition
Seven Lessons from "The Seven Samurai"
What Kurosawa’s masterpiece has to say about training.
Mar 26, 2025 10 min read
Seven Lessons from "The Seven Samurai"
Karate is like boiling water; without heat, it returns to its tepid state
Everything is karate and karate is everything.
Oct 27, 2024 3 min read
Karate is like boiling water; without heat, it returns to its tepid state
Apply the way of karate to all things - therein lies its beauty
Everything is karate and karate is everything.
Oct 16, 2024 3 min read
Apply the way of karate to all things - therein lies its beauty
Karate is a lifelong pursuit
You’re never “too old” for karate, and there’s always something new to learn.
Oct 14, 2024 4 min read
Karate is a lifelong pursuit
Karate goes beyond the dojo
The dojo affects your “outside” life, and vice-versa.
Oct 11, 2024 3 min read
Karate goes beyond the dojo
Calamity springs from carelessness
Don’t be an idiot.
Oct 9, 2024 2 min read
Calamity springs from carelessness
The mind must be set free
Free your mind (and the rest will follow).
Oct 7, 2024 6 min read
The mind must be set free
Spirit first; technique second
But if “spirit” is more important, why do we spend so much time on technique?
Oct 4, 2024 3 min read
Spirit first; technique second
First know yourself, then know others
If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and then make a change
Oct 2, 2024 3 min read
First know yourself, then know others