Lao Tzu used water as his favorite symbol for the Tao. He states in the Tao-te-Ching, "There is nothing in the world more soft and weak than water, and yet for attacking things that are firm and strong there is nothing that can take precedence of it; - for there is nothing (so effectual) for which it can be changed. Everyone in the world knows that the soft overcomes the hard, and the weak the strong, but no one is able to carry it out in practice."
The ken-po goku-i provides us the thread to this lesson by its references, both implied and actual, to the hard and soft of practice. The tome, "The manner of drinking and spitting is either soft or hard."
Just goes to show that the lessons did not stop with the first black belt. It was then that Tatsuo provided the black belt, the honor and trust of fifth or sixth dan, and a copy of the ken-po goku-i. The three gifts he provided back in those days was not lost on all who received them but sadly most did gloss over the gifts and assumed the trusted ranks long before Tatsuo intended.
Tatsuo made the one mistake because he didn't truly understand the mentality of Americans and Servicemen. We didn't take time to understand the source either since we spent the little time there learning the physical and thus never learned the customs and such of Okinawa and the core of their systems of fighting, civil and martial.
Understanding that the goku-i is also a dualistic key to the Way, the actual and direct interpretations along with the other side of that coin the implied interpretations one can achieve through the study of the ancient classics, etc.
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
"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
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Kenpo Gokui
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
All Bottles are Truly Good
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