Tuesday, November 20, 2007

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of sense and nonsense of meditation

Many martial artists to practice in the way of meditation, as this seems to be a practice of the martial arts has a close relationship. One often hears the claim that a true martial artist one could not be without the meditation and you will help to increase the combative performance. I take care of such statements cum grano salis to take.

I think it is in principle problematic, from a meditation as expected some sort of improvement that it was about more concentration, "mental strength" (whatever that exactly), or an increase in the Ki-levels (see previous bracket). Such an expectation has to be logically derivable mandatory prerequisite of dissatisfaction with what is even (or for which one sticks). So understood meditation aims of the present, even a loss somehow better about themselves to form. The mere Thought of getting through and the progress implies the unsatisfactory nature of the game state.

Anyone who wants to improve in this way and expect a positive effect of meditation, which it operates as a goal-oriented activity. The arrow, make sure the will go, but - an analogy from the Kyudo use - inevitably next to it and the essence of meditation is missed. Only he who is sitting without a goal and an improvement idea to take his shot is the one who can learn what makes meditation.

Who says meditation is non-sense, has not so far wrong. To meditate is to run after no goal to look no sense to stop for a moment, a Hamster in the wheel to be. A "work" without "meaning" to exercise and to laugh at himself. To come to

back to the martial arts: Should we meditate in order to fight well? Certainly not. Would I recommend meditation, and that every human being and not just fighters? Absolutely.

Friday, November 2, 2007

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Fight Japan!

few months ago I had Rob Redmonds book "Year of the Chicken" presented here. It is about a young man who leaves his American home to Japan for a long time to run martial arts. There are many other examples of people who leave the Western world in the direction of Nippon to where the training pursue in their combative hobby. Some of these people is Robert Clyne in his Youtube channel "Fight Japan" with short cinematic contributions. forms

While the above issues the focus of the channel, one finds next to the "newcomers" also posts about Japanese fighters. Besides well-known professionals fortunately are also lesser-known "people like you and I" speak up and into the picture. By now, there are in "fight Japan" on 30 items with a variety of different martial arts and practitioner, and a visit well worthwhile. There is a film about the art of Japanese archery, Kyudo, the music of Johann Sebastian Bach accompanied the portrait of the operator of a "Fight Club", an insight into a Muay Thai Gym in Tokyo and more.

Finally, as usual, the link .

Monday, September 10, 2007

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Henning Wittwer, Shotokan - The surviving texts and historical studies

Anyone wishing to obtain reliable knowledge about the history of Shotokan Karate, it is not easy. On websites and in karate books are often only very short breaks to find them, moreover, are often riddled by false claims and myths. Some relief in this regard, Henning Wittwer promises with his recently published book Shotokan - The surviving texts and historical studies, in which he deals with "some important points aus der Entwicklungsgeschichte des Shotokan-Ryu" (Wittwer) auseinandersetzt.

Das Buch ist in zwei Teile gegliedert. Der erste enthält, wie der Titel schon sagt, einige überlieferte Texte, deren Autoren für die Geschichte der Stilrichtung wichtige Personen sind, namentlich Matsumura Bucho, Asato Anko, Itosu Anko, Funakoshi Gichin, Kosugi Hoan (der zeichnerische Urheber des berühmten Shotokan-Tigers), und Egami Shigeru. Die Texte, von denen der Großteil dem Autor zufolge erstmals in deutscher Übersetzung vorliegt, sind mit erläuternden Fußnoten versehen sowie jeweils um einen Kommentar erweitert, der biographische Daten der jeweiligen Autoren sowie zusätzliche Erläuterungen enthält, which the original texts classify understand and help.
The second part consists Wittwer exploring different aspects of Shotokan-Ryu. He focuses on the Chinese origins of the Kata Channan (the precursor of today's Heian kata), the influence of the sword Jigen-ryu to the Karate, devotes an entire chapter to the various kata and ended the book with an outline of the development of Shotokan-Ryu of Funakoshi time today.
As for the lyrics of the first part, they seem very close to the respective original to be translated, which often results in strange ewas German rates, in principle, but the author zu danken ist, da die Interpretation des Geschriebenen auf diese Weise so stark wie möglich Sache des Lesers bleibt. Insbesondere bei Funakoshis Erörterungen über den Begriff "Seikan" war ich für den Kommentar dankbar, da diese ansonsten nur sehr schwer verständlich gewesen wären, was Wittwer auch selbst anspricht. Die Auswahl der Texte erscheint sinnfällig, da sie alle für die Karatekonzeption der jeweiligen Meister hochrelevante Themen behandeln und auch für den heutigen Karateka Anstöße enthalten, über die eigene Herangehensweise an die Kampfkunst nachzudenken.
Auch der zweite Teil liefert fundiertes Hintergrundwissen und enthält teilweise recht interessante and new views and theories about what concerns the relationship of today's Kata Heian and Kanku. Particularly interesting I found the explanations of the origin and tradition of the individual kata and the different ways to classify them. Very enlightening but was also the last chapter, which are revealed, among other things so many contradictions of today's karate concepts to Funakoshi's teaching that the idea of \u200b\u200bbowing to the representatives of today's sport karate courses often before the image of O-Sensei, grotesque appear.
Those who want more or less serious about the history of his karate style, arrives Wittwer monograph wohl kaum vorbei. Obwohl sie freilich, auch dem Autor zufolge, keine umfassende Darstellung der Geschichte des Shotokan-Ryu enthält, bietet sie diesbezüglich einige Häppchen, die aber definitiv Appetit auf mehr machen.
Das Buch kann auf der Website des Autors bestellt werden.

Saturday, August 25, 2007

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Kuro Obi

Lange Zeit wurde das Kampfkunstkino vom Kungfu dominiert. Authentisch japanisches Karate spielte in den diversen Action- und Martial Arts-Streifen bisher keine Rolle. Das könnte sich jetzt ändern. Im Oktober kommt in Japan ein Film in die Kinos, der mit "richtigen" Karate-Darstellern der JKA (Japanische Karate Gesellschaft) aufwartet and therefore my knowledge the first time the Karate Shotokanryu the main subject of an action film making, "Kuro Obi (Black Belt) from director Shunichi Nagasaki.

As far as can be seen the trailer , the fight scenes are technically well implemented and genre typically spectacular and realistic. The film comes up with beautiful images, as they are similar in productions such as "Hero" knows and promises good popcorn entertainment for karate enthusiasts and those who want to be. The story does not seem to give away too much, but we know about that of similar films like "Ong Baak" anyway. I hope that the stripes run in German cinemas one day, or at least available on DVD is. As soon as I get it somewhere visible, of course, here follows a review.