Back
in 1984 when I moved to New England for work I really knew no one in the area.
For my work I was trained that I really could not talk about what I did for the variety of companies I worked
for. That left me having nothing in common with the people I worked around. I
spent hours commuting to and from work each day. And my free time was spent on
home responsibilities and my passion for my karate activities, which I really
could not explain to others at work either.
Realizing
I had to find something in common to be sociable, I decided to follow the Red
Sox and the Patriots. I choose to become a supporter. At that time neither team
was winning titles, so I took the stand they would win every year no matter
what happened. And I followed the scores of the games, All of that gave me
something to talk about with people. I really did not watch the games much, for
I spent all my free time teaching and training in my karate studies.
Then
the wheel turned and the Red Sox and the Patriots began to win championships..
That gave me more to talk about.
I
did not talk about TV shows, for I did not watch them. Nor did I pay attention to the other ‘popular
events’.
That
lasted until my disabilities began eventually leading to my moving to Arizona.
Then
no longer really associating with others, I stopped paying attention to all the
sports.
It
made no difference in the quality of my life.
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So
I spent this afternoon watching several PBS shows I have seen before and always
enjoyed. Having recorded them I fast forwarded through the parts I knew too
well and really were filler not advancing the story.
Then
my mind started working on an application for the 2nd row of Seisan
kata, one I don’t believe I ever did before. My answer worked right interior,
right exterior, left interior and left exterior. That left me thinking rather
well about myself.
I
realized then that my answer was a variation of how I suggested for
mawashi-uke. The same answer working for a different technique. The working
point was the way each application fractal can be applied.
Everything
old is new again.
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