Don't feed the monkey, keep going and expect to break
20 years ago, I had my first training experience with my martial arts teacher, and in this episode I want to share with you some observations that I took from that experience and how it really helped me to understand this saying,
Keep going.
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Nin Tai, Something More than Not Giving Up
About 15 years ago, I was at a martial arts seminar in Virginia that Manaka Sensei was teaching.
Testing Expectations, What's Beyond the Curriculum
Reflections on Giri, our obligational duty as written by Inazo Nitobe
I want to continue the discussion about the fundamental difference between right and wrong. If you listened to the first episode, we talked about Bushido The Soul of Japan, written by Inazō Nitobe.
I’ll be sharing each...
Gi, The fundamental difference between right and wrong
Much of how I teach is centered around topics that I first present to the children’s class, and then I kind of carry that same sentiment throughout into my evening class making it more contextual for the adult students.
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On The Difference
This weekend, I overheard a local martial arts guru discuss with a kind man the difference between the martial art he studied and the one I study. I usually don't dabble in this type of talk, but there was a sincere curiosity from the man's...
Adam Mitchell
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Adam Mitchell is the owner and instructor at the Jinenkan Kosei Gogi Dojo in Mahopac, New York. He is a personal student of Manaka Unsui and has acheived the rank of 6th Dan in the Jissen Kobudo Jinenkan.
