Kokoro o karanisuru [心を空にする]
Sora [空] Kimi no [君の] Kokoro [心]
Be mushin, sit mokuso, be like water.
Water seeks its place; it becomes it.
Water flows, or it becomes.
Be like (the nature of) water, reflect on this my padawan.
Notation: as I continue my studies I find notes, writing, help me reach my own understanding of my way of karate, or martial discipline, and the article here is that effort. Mistakes, changes and omissions are mine and mine alone, like (the nature of) water, I seek my place and my nature.
Work on your body and mind through research, education, understanding and experiencing life; evolve and change to develop potential, be like (the nature of) water.
Handwriting; communication; emotional understanding and maturity; in short, a well rounded person of character and maturity.
Be your true nature, being like (the nature of) water!
- Water is like heaven and earth;
- Water flows fast and water flows slow;
- Water seeks all sides and water seeks all places;
- Water senses all possibilities and water seeks all possibilities;
- Water seeks balance in all things;
- Water stands in stillness and reflects like a mirror;
- Water becomes rough and hides the calmness beneath its surface;
- Water understands its purpose and water symbolizes the great tai chi;
- Water goes with it’s true nature and water does not fight its nature;
- Water can be contained and water always finds its path to freedom;
- Water is undeterred and water can erode granite;
Water is:
- Soft yet powerfully hard;
- Natural yet easily directed;
- Detached yet flowing with nature;
- In short, essential to life.
To be like (the nature of) water, is to be in the flow like (the nature of) water.
Water always keeps moving, even still waters are being revitalized from waters deep, springs, rains, and snowmelts.
Bruce Lee’s “water training and practice,” is heightening awareness, tempering our methodologies and seeking our own path.
Presence and Awareness: (Sonzai-kan to ishiki [存在感と意識]) to be present in a state of awareness is the way.
Water responds and water reacts naturally to its environment. Water does not react, water merely responds to fill its needs and potential. Water doesn’t react impulsively but merely responds.
Water is always present, in the now, and exists moment to moment.
Water is fluid or pliable, it responds to its environment and the obstacles that environment presents.
“Living Water (Ikite iru mizu [生きている水]);” like the flow of a stream or the ebb and flow of the ocean waves; “Like flowing water, life is perpetual movement.”
Water flows and the water changes.
On-Guard (ready posture): that position(ing) most favorable to the act (physical execution) of all methods and methodologies. Assuming positive relaxed state, yet, holding the dynamic tension most favorable to quick reaction time. In short, be like water (the nature of) my padawan (friend).
The ready posture is universal for it is a posture used in the street that puts a person in the best possible position to communicate and act, i.e., to let others know your capabilities and to let them know you are capable in regard to violence. They call it a bladed stance, do a bit of research on that under the heading of, “no nonsense self defense.”
The bladed posture is strong and allows instantaneous movement and adaptability in any direction.
The bladed stance is used in the Okinawan Isshinryu system. It is a slightly modified seisan stance Tatsuo-San understood from experience was best for defense, mobility and offense.
“Throw a log across a moving stream and water adapts. Water will spread and widen and deepen and work through any cracks or fissures it can until it finds a way through or creates an ecosystem all around and within. Water is responsive and alive.” - Shannon Lee: Be Like Water, My Friend!
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