If we believe the history of the fighting/martial art called karate we would then understand that it all began with India. India's Bodhidharma came to China and gave his teachings to the Shaolin monastery. The Okinawans much later connected with China in trade where the indigenous form of "toudi" was enhanced by the learning of Chinese boxing.
If true then we can hypothesize that the ken-po goku-i, which connects to the Chinese classics, then connects to the teachings of India which in part is the teaching and practice of "Yoga."
So, it that is correct then you can understand that my current studies involving "Pranayama or art of breathing" will show by its teaching the connectivity to our karate practice. As I study the book on Pranayama I am experiencing the connectivity academically since the terms as defined in the book make reference to the universe, heaven sun, moon, blood, body, eyes, ears, etc. which can give us a whole new experimental view of our practice today.
We can say that we have an indirect connection to it all in our practice and by understanding these classics we can experience that historical connection which can provide us with a more "spiritual" experience to today, yesterday, Okinawa, China and India. This also brings to mind a string theory of mine that all things of this Earth have a connection, an underlying connectivity which has not regard for time and/or distance.
Interesting, don't you think?
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