The Path

In order to make that journey

I first need to leave my home

This I have yet to do

I am making small steps towards that gate

Process vs result oriented

This issue comes up many times in budo training, so much so it becomes a cliché. But the discussion is valid, especially in this modern day, when the fast paced world of business shifted the paradigm into a result oriented culture.

I do agree... more

Previous blog entries:
Mar 15	-	Forging oneself - 体操, 体得
Mar 8	-	Hidden in plain sight? Understanding through terminologies
Feb 27	-	Getting back to basics - 稽古
I. K.'s favorite blog entries:
Oct 2	-	Budo (武道) - The way of non-aggression
Apr 3	-	A Fixed Mind Is Diseased
Feb 28	-	The mind of no mind - mushin no shin - 無心の心
Dec 14	-	Life is like a wheel...
Dec 6	-	Explaining Aiki （合気）
Nov 22	-	Stand Alone Complex

Al Khaliq Nasheed by Cat Stevens

mashallah... this nasheed gives me goosepimples... even got me teary-eyed

from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io7fW_7L9Xk

Previous videos:
Jan 26	-	Zen Monk Hip-Hop Rap & the Monk Bar in Japan - YouTube -
Dec 31	-	Fireworks in my neighborhood
Aug 15	-	YouTube - MERANTAU TRAILER (SD)
I. K.'s favorite videos:
Oct 3	-	Abe Seiseki Sensei

Merantau

Synopsis: http://www.merantau-movie.com/

I went in to watch this movie without high expectation... There has been a lot of pros and cons about Merantau.. some like it... some hate it... and some are quite balanced about it...

I went in 30... more

Previous reviews:
Apr 3	-	Dragonball: Evolution
Jan 19	-	Ip Man (葉問)
Oct 2	-	史上最強の弟子ケンイチ (Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Ken'ichi)
I. K.'s favorite reviews:
Jul 6	-	Shioda Gozo
Jun 29	-	Silat Mubai - Muslim Fighting Art
Jun 29	-	Watanabe-shihan
Jun 29	-	Systema

“Meditations on Violence” by Nick Lowry

Why do we train? There are probably a thousand and one reasons and unique to each person

You may have heard that some people describe martial arts training as meditation in motion, but have you ever thought of it as "purification"?

Previous links:
Sep 25	-	Get Dirty - MC SpandX part 2
Sep 25	-	Performance - MC SpandX
Aug 14	-	Indonesian Scientist, Dr. Khoirul Anwar, made a breakthrough in wireless technology by being inspired by Dragonball Z Anime/Manga
I. K.'s favorite links:
Oct 4	-	Interview with Minoru Inaba - Aikido Journal
Sep 26	-	Chavez at UN calls Bush 'the devil' - YouTube
Sep 6	-	Japan Police vs. Darth Vader === JAPWARS - Google Video
Aug 23	-	Explorations in Science with Dr. Michio Kaku
Aug 11	-	What is a hakama and who wears it?
Jul 24	-	The Best Homemade LightSaber Duel - YouTube