What does it all mean?
This video clip is distorted as it was recorded in portrait by one of my students who had no idea hot to shoot a video clip. This is just for viewing to get an idea of what training was like in Japan for me. Any mistakes made by anyone present while recording this clip. I take full responsibility.
Hello to all.
Once again I want to take the time to recognize and thank you all who has been keeping up with my blog. Most importantly you the readers for continuously indirectly supporting me. First and foremost, its good to be back and fully functional. I had the good fortune to travel abroad for two months recently. Included in my traveling was a 10 day visit to Japan. I got the best training while there and I’m convinced it’s always about timing. Many interesting a new discoveries unfolded for me while away. While in Budapest I got to train with some really considerate people who wanted to train and was open to my interpretation of budo. Spent the first couple of weeks there before heading out to Japan. My prior training in Budapest was a prerequisite for what was about to come while in Japan. This trip was different then all of my trips prior. I spent most of my training days with Nagato sensei. It was one of my best trips. I learned a lot, and tried to remain humble and teachable.
Afterwards I got the opportunity to go back to Budapest and hold a seminar with Kostas Kanakis, which was awesome. Kostas is a really good practitioner and person. I learned alot from him. His training is right on, in my opinion. Katalin the hostess who organize the seminar in Budapest and who unselfishly shared her house with me. I’m forever grateful to her. Bout time I arrive back to the states, I was ready for serious training with my students being I had some time in between from Japan to present to filter through some stuff and adjust the tweaks in my taijutsu. Keep in mind, were always adjusting and tweaking. Its part of the process, evolution of training.
The kihon happo as it was per this last trip resembled nothing like what I now see back here (US). Back in Japan the theme was about not restricting your mind and skill to the basic 8 waza of the kihon happo. But use it as a platform to transcend and explore the world of juppo sessho. All the Shihan (japanese) was moving in way that I was mesmerize. I absorbed what they were conveying and begin to practice, practice. Being an uke is always an opportunity to learn and see (physically) that most of everyone can’t see. Nagato sensei asked me to go out and show something. I was reluctant at first, but humbly went out and thought to myself, why not take this opportunity to show something that obviously I need to work on and learn. See, thats how this work. If your ask to go out and show something, save your best technique for home (dojo) and show something you quite don’t understand and maybe get like a one on one crash lesson. That’s exactly what I did and believe I was fortunate to walk away with a precious lesson on my journey that will definitely help me to improve my taijutsu. This is what its all about. Self exploration, humility and honesty.
I’d like to take this time and recognize those the disaster of Japan and its tsunami. Please take a moment if your reading this and allow your self to reflect inwardly… That’s it… Just for a moment. Your thoughts will be felt.
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In the spirit of light,
Anthony L.
