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We promote Shaolin Temple arts (Shǎolín Sì Shù 少林寺术), Traditional and Freestyle Lion Dancing, Dragon Dancing, Taiji Quan (Tàijí Quán 太極拳) and Chinese Kick Boxing (Sàn Shǒu 散手).

“Internal” Martial Arts Essays
18/12/2022

“Internal” Martial Arts Essays

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Sky Calligraphy. The character "sky" is how "void" was classically represented. THE BOOK OF THE VOID Remember, in Asian ...
26/03/2021

Sky Calligraphy. The character "sky" is how "void" was classically represented. THE BOOK OF THE VOID Remember, in Asian philosophy, “void” does not mean “nothingness” in the usual sense. It means empty, open, expansive, boundless, without confining limits. Rather than containing one specific thing, or nothing, it encompasses everything. In martial arts it is the whole unity, totality of a master practitioner’s body, mind, heart, and spirit....

Sky Calligraphy. The character “sky” is how “void” was classically represented. THE BOOK OF THE VOID Remember, in Asian philosophy, “void” does not mean “nothingness” in the…

Wind Calligraphy. THE WIND BOOK In this chapter of the text, Musashi is critical of other schools of fencing he encounte...
19/03/2021

Wind Calligraphy. THE WIND BOOK In this chapter of the text, Musashi is critical of other schools of fencing he encountered in his day. He makes it clear in his opening that he does not think highly of these school’s methods and says they are not the “true Way of Strategy.” I suppose this is a natural opinion to hold for someone who had no true rivals in their area of study, and who defeated all challengers....

Wind Calligraphy. THE WIND BOOK In this chapter of the text, Musashi is critical of other schools of fencing he encountered in his day. He makes it clear in his opening that he does not think highl…

Painting of a cormorant by Musashi. To Pass On In single combat, you can win by relaxing your body and spirit and then, ...
11/03/2021

Painting of a cormorant by Musashi. To Pass On In single combat, you can win by relaxing your body and spirit and then, catching on to the moment the enemy relaxes, attack strongly and quickly, forestalling him (77). Here, again, we encounter the recurring theme of surprise and deception. We do not want to be lax or underestimate our opponent. However, if the opponent believes we are ourselves in such a state, they may bring down the level of their physical and mental defenses, even if only a little....

Painting of a cormorant by Musashi. To Pass On In single combat, you can win by relaxing your body and spirit and then, catching on to the moment the enemy relaxes, attack strongly and quickly, for…

Fire calligraphy. THE FIRE BOOK ... I describe fighting as fire (69). Fighting is often intense, hot, and explosive. The...
05/03/2021

Fire calligraphy. THE FIRE BOOK ... I describe fighting as fire (69). Fighting is often intense, hot, and explosive. The fighting spirit should consume and overwhelm your enemy. Again, this differs greatly from being reckless. A man who wants to master the essence of my strategy must research diligently, training morning and evening. Thus he can polish his skill, become free from self, and realize extraordinary ability....

Fire calligraphy. THE FIRE BOOK … I describe fighting as fire (69). Fighting is often intense, hot, and explosive. The fighting spirit should consume and overwhelm your enemy. Again, this dif…

Ink painting of Daruma (Bodhidharma) by Musashi. The Five Approaches The first approach is the Middle attitude. Confront...
26/02/2021

Ink painting of Daruma (Bodhidharma) by Musashi. The Five Approaches The first approach is the Middle attitude. Confront the enemy with the point of your sword against his face. When he attacks, dash his sword to the right and “ride” it. Or, when the enemy attacks, deflect the point of his sword by hitting downwards, keep your long sword where it is, and as the enemy renews the attack cut his arms from below....

Ink painting of Daruma (Bodhidharma) by Musashi. The Five Approaches The first approach is the Middle attitude. Confront the enemy with the point of your sword against his face. When he attacks, da…

Water Calligraphy THE WATER BOOK The spirit of the Ni Ten Ichi school of strategy is based on water… Language does not e...
19/02/2021

Water Calligraphy THE WATER BOOK The spirit of the Ni Ten Ichi school of strategy is based on water… Language does not extend to explaining the Way in detail, but it can be grasped intuitively (53). For many things in life, language is simply not adequate to explain. A master chef, for example, may cut vegetables with unparalleled skill. Every movement of the knife has a purpose, no mistakes, every piece is cut just right with a relaxed speed....

Water Calligraphy THE WATER BOOK The spirit of the Ni Ten Ichi school of strategy is based on water… Language does not extend to explaining the Way in detail, but it can be grasped intuitively (53)…

Ink & brush painting attributed to Musashi. The Name Ichi Ryu Ni To (one school – two swords) Students of the Ichi schoo...
12/02/2021

Ink & brush painting attributed to Musashi. The Name Ichi Ryu Ni To (one school – two swords) Students of the Ichi school Way of strategy should train from the start with the sword and long sword in either hand. This is a truth; when you sacrifice your life, you must make fullest use of your weaponry. It is false to not do so, and to die with a weapon yet undrawn (45)....

Ink & brush painting attributed to Musashi. The Name Ichi Ryu Ni To (one school – two swords) Students of the Ichi school Way of strategy should train from the start with the [short] sword and …

Folding screen illustrated by Musashi. Comparing the Way of the carpenter to strategy The carpenter uses a master plan o...
05/02/2021

Folding screen illustrated by Musashi. Comparing the Way of the carpenter to strategy The carpenter uses a master plan of the building, and the way of strategy is similar in that there is a plan of campaign (41). Yet again, we use training in a system as a master plan. It gives us an outline and an orientation as we progress in developing our skill sets....

Folding screen illustrated by Musashi. Comparing the Way of the carpenter to strategy The carpenter uses a master plan of the building, and the way of strategy is similar in that there is a plan of…

Ground calligraphy. THE GROUND BOOK Strategy is the craft of the warrior (37). He lays it all out for us in the first se...
29/01/2021

Ground calligraphy. THE GROUND BOOK Strategy is the craft of the warrior (37). He lays it all out for us in the first sentence of the book. If we were skilled enough, this is all the teaching we would need. But yet, he continues. There is no warrior in the world today who really understands the Way of strategy (37)....

Ground calligraphy. THE GROUND BOOK Strategy is the craft of the warrior (37). He lays it all out for us in the first sentence of the book. If we were skilled enough, this is all the teaching we wo…

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