From Over-eating to Intuitive Eating

While visiting a dojo during a trip last year, a student asked for advice related to eating.  If I recall correctly, he was struggling with over-eating and its associated complications to

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Setbacks and the Pain of Suffering – Quotes and Resources

While taking a brief walk outdoors between shinpan duties at the 2018 U.S. Junior Nationals Championships, I was moved when I saw a young boy in kendo gear hunched

“Soft Eyes,” A Way of Seeing and Being – Quotes and Resources

Here’s a compilation of quotes and resources on the topic of “Soft Eyes” below.  It goes by many other names: Whole Seeing, Effortless Seeing, Open Focus, Soft Focus, Wide-Angled Vision, Peripheral Vision, Panoramic Vision, “Enzan no Metsuke” (The Gaze to a Far-away Mountain), Seeing from Behind the Eyes and Looking without Looking.

The Blown Feather Sword (吹毛剣) – To Cut Away Our Attachments and Shikai

Here’s a translation of an explanation of a koan [Wiki_Koan] regarding a special sword referred to as “The Blown Feather Sword”（吹毛剣－suimouken).  A koan is typically a

Quotes on Mushin, Flow and Open-Focus – Part 1

Quotes on Mushin, Flow and Open-Focus – Part 2

Quotes on Mushin, Flow and Open-Focus – Part 3 & References