The Taming of the Shrew By William Shakespeare Co-directed by Calum and Paul Gittins Lighting Design by Marshall Bull Music Direction by Blaise Clotworthy Costume Design Supervision by Karlene Charlton Produced by UNITEC and featuring 3rd year acting students At UNITEC Theatre, Carrington Road, Mt Albert, Auckland From 10 to 17 June, 2015 Published […]
Category: Martial Arts
In particular the principles and practice of Seido Karatedo and Okinawa Goju Ryu karatedo.
Omoiyari ~ take time to really care about others
A Seido karate meditation by Kaicho Tadashi Nakamura, founder of World Seido Karate Organisation, from the book: Karate ~ Technique and Spirit by Kaicho Tadashi Nakamura. I often use this meditation as it really speaks to me. Osu! I want to concentrate on the word omoiyari which means thoughtfulness, sincere thoughtfulness. It means caring: caring for […]
Masutatsu Ōyama Sosei and the Myth of Invincibility
Masutatsu Ōyama Sosei ‘But he could tear the horns off bulls’. When discussing the comparative merits of a range of karate disciplines this statement was put forward as advancing Kyokushinkai karatedo to the head of the queue. It seemed rather incongruous and didn’t quite fit with what I had come to understand were the underlying […]
Etiquette Within The Dojo Society
The following is specific to the magnificent Shotokan Karate but has application to most other forms as well. I have taken it from http://www.shotokankarate.ca/etiquettwithinthedojosociety.htm and acknowledge the writer with the deepest respect. Etiquette Within The Dojo Society Some rules of the road In any karate dojo, one of the most important rules of etiquette […]
Ask The Teacher ~ sent to me by Senpai Andrea Kerr
Ask The Teacher This was sent to me by Senpai Andrea Kerr. Good stuff! from: http://fightingarts.com/reading/article.php?id=270 Topic: “Mental Training” A question from Dennis: My teacher often talks about our karate, as well as other martial arts, as providing mental training in addition to our physical training. I’m never sure what this means. What does this […]
Meikyo (Spotless Mirror)
Meikyo (Spotless Mirror) By Kaicho Tadashi Nakamura (Borrowed from Hands and Feet, the Winter 2011 newsletter of Christchurch Seido Karate Shibu – with acknowledgement to Hanshi Renzie Hanham – osu!) When we do traditional spring cleaning we usually try to make everything spotless. I want you to compare yourself to a mirror. To try to […]
Omoiyari ~ take time to really care about others
Omoiyari (Take time to really care about others) A meditation from Karate: Technique and Spirit by Kaicho Tadashi Nakamura. I want to concentrate on the word omoiyari which means thoughtfulness, sincere thoughtfulness. It means caring: caring for your family, your friends, your fellow workers, your neighbours, your country. Omoiyari is part of good discipline. […]
Nana korobi ya oki
Before Enlightenment, chop wood carry water After Enlightenment, chop wood carry water Kia ora tatou Nō Ōtautahi ahau Ko Aoraki te maunga Ko Waimakariri te awa Ko Ngāti Pākehā te iwi Ko Ngā Hou e Whā, ko Ngā Wai o Horotiu ngā marae Ko Matheson taku whānau Ko Murdoch Matheson te tangata Ko Jack Matheson […]
Seido Karate and the Myth of Invincibility
‘But he could tear the horns off bulls’. When discussing the comparative merits of a range of karate disciplines this statement was put forward as advancing Kyokushinkai karatedo to the head of the queue. It seemed rather incongruous and didn’t quite fit with what I had come to understand were the underlying principles of karatedo […]
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