Isshin - Concentration the Art

Ongoing thoughts on my martial studies and interests, which encompass almost everything.

Monday, February 23, 2026

Hints from one who walked the walk 1

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    I was just reading an article from the HUE Journal of Humanities, Social and Natural Sciences, Vol. 22 No. 2, September 2019. ...
Sunday, February 22, 2026

The Spirit of Karate

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  Today I am thinking about the Spirit side of Karate for I have found that without developing one's spirit behind karate, it ...

Chaos Theory

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  From Wikipedia Chaos theory is a branch of mathematics focusing on the study of chaos—states of dynamical systems whos...

Remaining Aware

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        Once upon a time I was teaching a seminar at a summer camp for a martial arts group.   I was presenting a ...

Judo Koshiki-no-jata ad Ju-no-kata

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From Wikipedia   Koshiki-no-kata ( 古式の形 , Traditional forms). Derived from Kitō-ryū Jujutsu, this kata was originally intende...

Drinking Alone by Moonlight

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     By Li Po   A cup of wine, under the flowering trees; I drink alone, for no friend is near. Raising my cup, I beckon ...

Kime no kata (極の形) - Judo

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  From Wikipedia   Kime no kata ( 極の形 ) is a series of self-defense oriented katas in judo.   Kime no kata, also known...
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I am a sudent of Tom Lewis and I teach youth at the local Boys and Girls Club (Adults and Youuth) for free these past 35 years. A sample of my students sho-dan kata performances can be found at http://www.youtube.com/user/BushiNoTeIsshinryu
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