Shimabuku Tatsuo Sensei taught Marine and other military on Okinawa so we talk about our service members. Shimabuku Tatsuo said, "All...

In my pursuit toward knowledge and understanding I have come to a conclusion, for the time being, that the great tai chi that is the singu...

The ken-po goku-i is a kata and contains kata and its essence is derived by a kata. The western interpretation puts the gokui into a form,...

I have come across a quote by Nahum Stiskin that I adjusted slightly as it represented to me an ideology of meaning for karate. The adjust...

The goku-i exudes essence that is duality represented by the yin and yang symbol. Most are not aware that although the symbol is presented...

In the ken-po goku-i reference is made to the moon. The moon can be thought of as a cup that fills with ambrosia, is emptied, and then ref...

Just today thinking of why the martial arts is thought of as a way it came to me that it is a parallel world within a world (micro-world)...

"The moon sheds its shadow as a serpent sheds its skin, and so the serpent plays the role also as a symbol of this same principle of l...

Duad is in reference to the couple; two items of the same kind; often thought of as yin-yang, the couple or two items of the same kind or th...

Well, I have reached a certain point where not only do I need to edit it one more time but I also need someone who has editing experience to...

When someone decides to join a blog site, etc. as a reader/follower that is most appreciated and it leaves me, as I am sure most of you all,...

The precursor classic tome to the Okinawan practice of "chinkuchi" may have come from the I Chin Ching. This is not in reference t...

Yesterday while reading the latest from Rory Miller he presented some definitions to the five animals as he quotes from a gentleman named ...

Haiken [拝見] The characters/ideograms mean " seeing ; look at." The first character means, "worship; adore; pray to," the...

Waxing philosophical today so if you don't want to hear about the winter years you can skip this post. I am very close to what is referr...

I have about finished my second round of editing for my attempt at the book the "Ken-po Goku-i." I plan on one more run through in...

The question came to mind this afternoon, "Have we benefited from the Zen Koan given us as a silk certificate by Tatsuo-san of Isshinry...

The characters/ideograms mean "breathing exercise; breath control; spirit cultivation; chi kung; qigong." The first character mean...

 You may be wondering why the sudden drop off of postings here at this blog. I have felt that teaching comes in many forms. You have to disc...

The characters/ideograms mean "from time immemorial; ancient; time-honored." The first character means, "old," the sec...