"The Author, it must be remembered, writes from his own standpoint!"
My personal "Interpretive" Lens!

"One thing has always been true: That book ... or ... that person who can give me an idea or a new slant on an old idea is my friend." - Louis L'Amour


"Providing a first step on a path to self-reflection." - C. E. James

"Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider..." - Francis Bacon

"What is true today may be reevaluated as false not long after. Judgements are frequently based upon a set of "temporary" circumstances surrounding them. Conflicting ideologies can exist simultaneously. Antagonistic dualities are complementary aspects of a unified whole: are seen as mutually dependent mirror images of each other." - Nahum Stiskin

Warning, Caveat and Note: The postings on this blog are my interpretation of readings, studies and experiences therefore errors and omissions are mine and mine alone. The content surrounding the extracts of books, see bibliography on this blog site, are also mine and mine alone therefore errors and omissions are also mine and mine alone and therefore why I highly recommended one read, study, research and fact find the material for clarity. My effort here is self-clarity toward a fuller understanding of the subject matter. See the bibliography for information on the books.


Note: I will endevor to provide a bibliography and italicize any direct quotes from the materials I use for this blog. If there are mistakes, errors, and/or omissions, I take full responsibility for them as they are mine and mine alone. If you find any mistakes, errors, and/or omissions please comment and let me know along with the correct information and/or sources.

Kenpo Gokui

The lines of the ken-po goku-i are set from an atomistic aspect simply because it is the manner in which the brain learns. Its nature is completely holistic and like the I Ching must be in a form that promotes learning and understanding so a person can see, hear and grasp the nature of a holistic system. The gokui is a method to teach us how to be holistic. Its terseness is the best that can be done to convey its holistic meaning.

A person's heart is the same as Heaven and Earth while the blood circulating is similar to the Sun and Moon yet the manner of drinking and spitting is either soft or hard while a person's unbalance is the same as a weight and the body should be able to change direction at any time as the time to strike is when the opportunity presents itself and both the eyes must see all sides as the ears must listen in all directions while the mind must grasp all the tactile, olfactory and gustation data not seen on all sides and not heard in any direction


Master Zeng said, "Am I preaching what I have not practiced myself?"

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Reclaiming Western Martial Arts

Recently I have seen inquiries on several yahoo groups seeking information on the "Western Martial Arts." Originally I steered toward a meaning of WMA as to our fairly new country when in reality it involves those WMA's that originate in Europe.

A blog site I frequent mentioned a movie documentary titled, "Reclaiming the Blade," which turns out to be one of the Western Martial Arts. I found the movie a bit long, long winded, but the first hour, for me, had the true meat of the theme I found interesting and informative.

Anyone seeking, at least academically speaking, knowledge of Martial Arts would benefit greatly from viewing this documentary and then seeking out more.

I could not help but equate some aspects of the historical books they displayed in the same light as that of the Bubishi. It too had many still drawings of how a technique is performed along with other similar aspects found also in the Bubishi. Today's practitioners of the WMA are doing what many traditionalists of the Asian MA are doing, attempting to extrapolate from such tomes of knowledge the original meaning or bunkai of the art form with an emphasis on swords in this particular doc-movie.

You will find it an interesting viewing and it can be checked out from Netflix.

WMA Illustrated
http://www.wmaillustrated.com/

Historical European Martial Arts - wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_European_martial_arts

Introduction to European Martial Arts
http://www.thearma.org/HEMA.htm

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