In confrontations there is no balance between the streams. There will only be a balance within the theater the confrontation takes place in. In physical confrontations, we will gain balance once we are mindful to the internal streams of tension and movement within. Knowing the internal theater of war lets the one in conflict see… Read More Balance between give and take
There is a strong trend in martial art and in life where we claim technique is greater than brute force. In many cases, it is true yet there is no place for us to neglect our force production when we consider the full human or any system we are upholding and wishing to thrive, from… Read More Power allows for grace
We live two lives. The one before we know our mortality and the one which follows the understanding we are but leaves in the wind. Merits are held by both and none is better than the other. The martial world is thus divided too. There are martial arts that come to win, harm, maim and… Read More Death and life in one step
Running a one of the movements humans excel in. Most people do not know we can outrun almost any animal on earth in long distance running and we can carry quite a bit of mass as well. Getting there from a modern sedentary life is less of a straight line. Several factors require treatment and… Read More Running
The hips are the center of the body. Moving them well contributes to all other movements and connects them in an enhancing chain of small and greater movements. Begin: Place yourself in the pushup position and rotate your hips while in this in one side and then the next. Note your preference and always start… Read More Staying Hip
There is always risk in a fight and there is a risk in avoidance too. We choose by making decisions and by postponing them too. Sometimes our decisions are made out of negatives being weighted and sometimes by a higher values such as hope or a need to change for the better. In mortal combat… Read More Risk
Are there secrets that hide behind our eyes ? Perhaps so. We enjoy a waterfall of input from our eyes on a regular basis. This overabundance overrides other input streams causing us to devote less time to our hearing, smell, taste and body sensation. A monochrome painting gives less input but allows us to see… Read More Seeing with closed eyes
The only one that cares about the effort it took to get where we are is us 🙂 Nobody else really cares. The shortest path between two points of learning is not to grind repetition after repetition or using effort and resistance. The shortest path is that of deep learning. 1o,000 repetitions of a sword… Read More 10,000
A mother tells her child. “Don’t be afraid my son, be a man” That is not what a man is. A man is he who is afraid yet steps forward despite and because he is. We are not without our faults but fear is not to be feared. It is energy coursing in our veins… Read More Fear itself
