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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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Isshinryu no Gokui (Kenpo Gokui of Shimabuku Tatsuo Sensei) - Where are we today?

The question came to mind this afternoon, "Have we benefited from the Zen Koan given us as a silk certificate by Tatsuo-san of Isshinryu?" Have we benefited in our practice and teachings from his gift of the gokui?

Although I cannot answer this for the entirety of the western practices of Isshinryu I can provide my limited answer as to my perceptions within my limited exposure and experiences - no, nope, not even close.

I have tried to find as many answers from as many Isshinryu practitioners as to the meaning they have for the kenpo gokui as provided in kanji and English that Tatsuo-san provided his early graduates on Okinawa at the honbu dojo.

I think we as westerners missed the boat entirely and it has sailed for distant shores leaving western understanding and belief of this system along side a understanding of the Okinawan culture and beliefs as Tatsuo-san lived out in the cold. We have barely scratched the surface and as long as it remains commercialized and sport oriented it may never reach beyond those limitations.

Then again, what the f&^% do I know right?

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