Friday, October 29, 2010

Kindness starts with forgiving and ends with giving.

Kancho



An eye for an eye makes us all blind

Mahatma Gandhi


Those that God want to destroy first makes mad.


Mahatma Gandhi

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Over the news we have heard this week that sports people were expelled from the Commonwealth games for bad behaviour. Others apparently have destroyed property. Here we have people who have trained very hard through their lives to make a success, yet don't seem to have any sense of respect for themselves or property. There are so many incidents of bad behaviour over the past and recent months.
Karate's values such as respect and right conduct are more important than winning and become the best in a physical activity. Traditional karate(non sport)is so much ahead because character comes before karate(Physical activity).
It is about time we stopped and had a hard look at ourselves as humans and start to bring back the old disciplines, respect, values and make this world a better place. Change has to be with everyone of us and it must start now.


Kancho



The question about karma. Someone asked the question because they felt that there is no such thing as karma. They said this because they see so many people do wrong yet nothing bad happens to them.

My answer :
Firstly,we must not ever hope for people to suffer just allow the course of natural events manifest. We draw onto ourselves the energies of others. This is the reason spiritual masters declare "Don't judge others." Those who would like me to explain further, send me an e-mail, i am happy to respond.

This is how Karma works. Think of this analogy; when a seed is planted, it takes time for it to grow into a plant, it takes time to bear fruit and it takes time for the fruit to ripen. In the same way those who do good or bad actions have planted their seed. Nothing that ever happen goes unnoticed. A great master rightly pointed out as you sow so shall ye reap.

Kancho

Thursday, October 14, 2010

A very powerful Japanese teacher(name withheld)said to us once as students that Karate was only meant for the Japanese. So we asked why do you say that. His response was that westerners do not understand and follow Zanchin(proper karate attitude).They, he continued are more interested in short term gains rather than pay more attention to long term returns. He said except for a few they did not have the same discipline,self control and ethically karate behavior and attitude as Japanese students. He summed up by saying that Belts are the first in their minds, second how many trophies they get and how many katas they have learned without practicing it correctly.
I am proud to say, This teacher when he learnt of my school asked me to join him as he felt we were right on track with our ways of practicing good karate.

Kancho