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Friday, July 30, 2010
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SENSEI'S INFORMATION BOARD
Update 2/13/10
Italy November 2009 Click Here
The trip to Italy was better than expected. I conducted seminars in three Dojo's with the assistance from Sensei Lonnie Guinee and I had the opportunity to work with the police and a security force at a large corporation thanks to Sensei Marco Buschini. I want to give a special thanks to Sensei Graziano Masiero and Sensei Buschini for organizing these events. Special thanks to BrnBlt Terrell Stone of the Tora Dojo and Sensei Andrea Visentin of Goju Do Moderno for being our mediators and my personal interpreters and assistants. Many thanks to Laura Buschini for always being there to help me whenever I need an interpreter or translator . My gratitude to Maestro Alberto Gamba and Maestro Masiero of USA Goju for welcoming me into their Dojo's and also to Maestro Giuseppe Di Garbo of Goju Do Moderno. Thank you for all the great food and all your gifts. Sensei Lonnie Guinee and I can't really tell you how important this trip was to us. All of the students from the lower belts to the highest Dan's were all inspirational to me and I hope that this will be a new beginning to our association and continuing growth. I have so much information to share with the people that visit our web site and know that this will create excitement for all. Let’s work hard to preserve our Heritage and keep our system as strong, positive and professional as it has always been. Respectfully,
Page #1 #02---8/24/08 "What is Martial Art" "Mind Body Spirit" This Article is taken from "History" on our web page. "History" was researched and written so brilliantly and with tremendous insight by Joseph Sayers (3 Dan). Joseph is an educator of history . In today's Martial Arts studies "Mind Body Spirit" is one of the integral teachings that are essential for one to become a complete Martial Artist and not just someone who knows technique. Because Martial Art training is for the Self,it is the individual who chooses his or her values, truths and beliefs. *Some sentences have been deleted or altered for this article. In the Beginning “In the beginning there were martial arts”….. To facilitate negativity and engage in violence is simplistic and primal in nature. It is only when an individual is successful in controlling those primal urges that true inner peace can occur. The story of the martial arts is most closely associated with that of the Eastern world. The history of the Western world is filled with examples of the study of warfare (Alexander the Great), intellectual development (The French Enlightenment) and physical perfection (as seen in Renaissance sculpture). The major difference is that the Western world has each area independent of the other. This separation is probably why the Western mind, no matter how educated, found it very difficult to appreciate or even understand Asian cultures. Similarly, the Asian cultures saw Western man as a barbaric undisciplined creature incapable of achieving any significant level of spiritual, intellectual or physical perfection. Many of these prejudices still exist even today, although possibly not as glaring. It is within the Eastern world where the concepts of mind, body and spiritual perfection were infused within society. The three concepts were essential for a more perfect state of being. Also, it established the basis for an orderly society with clear roles. When one examines ancient Japan, society was very clearly laid out. Observers of this world see a society resembling a triangle with the highest point being the Emperor and the base being the masses. Occupying the middle, the Samurai, Ronin and Shogun. Bushido (the way of the warrior) was the code of ethics guiding the warrior class. Many of those values, honor, respect, integrity, creativity, loyalty, are mentioned time and time again as marketing tools for modern martial arts programs throughout the United States. Unfortunately, these values are only represented in written form more often than not. Failing to live the values seems to be a combination of being too difficult and a general lack of understanding of the true meaning of each value. The common denominator with martial artists seems to be their ability to integrate and live these values both in and out of the dojo setting. ***** No matter how you may excel in the art of te,
#01---7/5/08 Thank you for your positive feedback! This is the first of a monthly series! “The Dan Ranking System” (This is a short synopsis that I hope will be helpful.) Entered 7/15 08 7/27/08 - Members please go to the members area and go to the Gallery to see a slide show from our June 2008 Black Belt Promotion.
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