Kiai, Presence and the Second Circle

A few days ago, I witnessed a remarkable change in the kiai of a longtime fellow dojo member.  Until that day, for as many years as I can remember, her kiai had sounded

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Programming the Opponent – To Adopt Short-Term Conditioned Responses

I came across an interesting technique while reading the book The Art of Learning – An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance by Josh Waitzkin [Waitzkin].  According to the bio,

Additional Quotes on Managing Habits

As mentioned in “Resources on Habits – to Change or Acquire Them,” whether aware or unaware of them, acquired habits of behaviors, actions and thoughts influence one’s

Resources on Habits – To Manage Them

In kendo and life, we develop and acquire habits – automated and ingrained patterns of behaviors, actions and thoughts.  It can be a challenge to modify them or adopt new

Mushin, Flow and Open-Focus related Quotes

Here are quotes on the related topics of Mushin-no-shin 無心の心 (Mind of No Mind), the flow-state and Open-Focus.  The breakdown of the sections is as follows: 

Resources on Mushin-no-shin (the Mind of No Mind)

In the desire to improve in kendo and free the mind from limiting thoughts, I enjoy the practice of developing the mind and heart.  Here’s a compilation of resources (below) on

Kendo-related Quotes

Here’s a collection of kendo-related quotes on the topics of:  Technique, Mushin, the Mind, the Journey and Links to websites with more.  I plan to update this from time to