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“Don’t cry, don’t show your opponent you’re hurt. Don’t let him know he’s got the best of you,” my Karate Sensei would say. “Be tough, be strong! If he sees the tears swelling in your eyes, he will know you’re hurt.” nnThese words are burned into my brain as a child and as a teacher now, they keep coming back to me. In the “old” days, we trained martial arts for serious reasons – someone was going to hurt you or worse. There was no such thing as card

January 29, 2008

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– applying Budo lessons to your martial arts Business nnnThe most famous text on Budo strategy is Sun Tzu’s “Art of War” which was written in China 2,500 years ago. Today it is still considered the most complete text of strategy, partnering and success. It is therefore commonly employed by top level executives around the world, and taught in leading business schools.nnIronically, martial artists who run their own business (e.g. a commercial dojo, or organization) ofte

January 29, 2008

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The “proof is always in the pudding” with regards to how something can really benefit your life. Success means many different things to different people. For example, success may be any one of the following: career advancement, tranquility in life, finances or family. The seminar series Applied Zen runs on applying Budo lessons to your work and career for success has been very successful as a seminar but also an online video couse at www.DownloadKarate.com. In coming news

January 29, 2008

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What is it like to test for a belt in Japan as a Westerner? Or to live with a Master? This article will try to provide brief insights by reflecting on my time Japan between 1995 and 2002. I will also reflect on short-term visits to Japan made by my Californian students to test for a Dan ranks. I was fortunate enough to have spent part of my time in and around Japan as an “uchi-deshi” – a live in student of a master. On arriving in Japan my comparisons of East vs. West m

August 11, 2005

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In the 1990s Stephen Covey’s name became famous through the publication of the “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”. As many know the “7 habits” are not a group of new concepts but age-old approaches to success represented in a way that can be clearly applied to modern day personal and corporate development. These precepts are taught in a number of ancient development, and achievement arts which have been practiced for thousands of years. Although many of these

May 17, 2005

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