Posts in category Martial Arts
Some Samurai Art
Below please find some random art, mostly samurai-inspired art, for your enjoyment.
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The Four Vows – Part 2
In Part 1 of the Four Vows we listed Tsunetomo’s personal version of the Four Vows of a samurai, which are:
- Do not fall behind in bushido!
– Be of use to my lord!
– Be filial toward my parents!
– Arouse great compassion, and be of use to other people!
In Part 2 we will give our modern interpretation of the Four Vows. Pleas [...]
Four Seasons of the Samurai
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Unthink: the Path to Flow
This is a great presentation by Hapkido Grandmaster Dave Wheaton on “flow”
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Leadership
What is leadership? Is it a position of honor? Is it something given, taken or earned? To me it is leading by example.
This is a great story that shows leadership and its results:
In Japan during the Russo-Japanese war Emperor Meiji wore no coat in the freezing cold of winter. His meals consisted of the poorest quality of rice available. His [...]
Improving your life through Wing Chun
“Wing Chun” is documentary that shows how we can use Wing Chun and its philosophy to improve our daily life, as well as investigating its claims to be scientifically based. Enjoy the film.
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Touch Upon All The Arts
Miyamoto Musashi is known as a master of the sword, but his book, A Book of Five Rings, is about more than using the sword in the martial arts, and more than the martial arts. To me it is a book about virtue, and a book about dealing with the realities of life and death.
In Musashi’s time martial arts, whether empty hand or weapon, were pract [...]
