"The Author, it must be remembered, writes from his own standpoint!"
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"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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Yin-Yang Stasis in Martial Arts

In judging applications to be yin or yang, we are never doing so absolutely. Depending on what we are comparing, we can say about the same thing that it is either yin or yang. Dualistic Monism, a principle contained within as a theory of dynamic relativity. It is rather the continuously vacillating of yin and yang as the moment dictates and the application or technique is applied.

All techniques have both yin and yang context, traits and influences but one is not completely and utterly without the other. There are remnants of one or the other to some degree with one or the other dominating at any one given moment. The changes made in applications is based upon changes in the quality, quantity, or structure of said application or techniques of their respective yin and yang elements.

Considering these factors becomes important when learning and applying a technique or techniques or variations of said techniques depends greatly as to the stage or level of shu-ha-ri of the practitioner of said martial system(s).

Only through the study and understanding of the ancients and ancient classics that influenced the creation and inheritance of the systems down to the present can achieve this type of understanding. This understanding influences to a higher level the learning, applying and understanding of techniques, etc.

The entire ken-po goku-i is a window that allows a practitioner to achieve sight, sound and feel for the martial system practiced and it also is the only method to open the various gates, nyumonsha, leading toward mastery.

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