15.1.11. I turn my opponent’s techniques into my own techniques. I turn his gains into mine. This is called “the mocking bird stage”. Strength for strength, weakness for weakness, a strike for a strike, a thrust for a thrust: counter each and every one of a thousand changes this way. This is called “facing the … Continue reading 11 – Moral Instruction in Budo – Apr 27, 2015, Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan
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Moral Instruction in Budo II – Apr 14, 2015 Kim Taylor, Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan
Moral Instruction in Budo - II I want to work through this text for myself, you're welcome to come along with me in these essays. The second article seems to refer to stances. =========== 15.1.2. Stances have five elements: heaven, middle, earth, yin, and yang. Within each of these there are yet again five variants. … Continue reading Moral Instruction in Budo II – Apr 14, 2015 Kim Taylor, Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan
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Taylor’s Fallacy – Apr 12, 2015, Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan
I call it the fallacy of expanding time in kata. It's pretty simple, we do a kata and at some point someone says "what if I do this" and we say "well then I'd do this" and "but then I'd do this" and we say "well then I'd do this". Pretty soon you've got a … Continue reading Taylor’s Fallacy – Apr 12, 2015, Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan
Seitei, Gateway, just let me in – Apr 6, 2015, Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan
Poor old seitei iai and jo, relegated to being public domain by virtue of being popular. Used by enough people for long enough you can lose your trademark to the language, you blow your nose on a kleenex and copy that martial arts manual on a xerox don't you. And you don't do zen ken … Continue reading Seitei, Gateway, just let me in – Apr 6, 2015, Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan
What’s in it for me (Grading IV) – Apr 1, 2015, Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan
Is anyone still listening? Does anyone care about this stuff? I suspect they do, I just glanced over a blog last night while looking for something else and noticed that the writer was reviewing a seminar. He had some concerns that the teachers had not run everyone through a shiai so that they could give … Continue reading What’s in it for me (Grading IV) – Apr 1, 2015, Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan
The Boring Side of Kata – Apr 2, 2015, Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan
A quote in a paper I read recently stuck in my head so I had to go through the filing system (the pile of papers in the sauna) and pull it out. The paper is Ozawa, Hiroshi 2005 "Essence of training (keiko) in Japanese Culture: Technique (waza) acquirement and Secret of Kendo" Tokyo University of … Continue reading The Boring Side of Kata – Apr 2, 2015, Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan
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Not Starbucks – March 15, 2015, Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan
Lining up in class is not like lining up in Starbucks. You do not want to block out the folks arriving at the same time, butt into line beside your buddy or do any of a dozen passive-aggressive moves because you think your lateness for work entitles you to do them. Lining up to practice … Continue reading Not Starbucks – March 15, 2015, Kim Taylor, Renshi, CI Sei Do Kai Guelph ON, Nanadan
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