A Age Tsuki – 上げ突き – Rising punch. Age Uke – 上げ受け – Rising block, from above. Arigatō – ありがとう – “Thank you.” An expression of respect and gratitude. Arigatō gozaimashita – ありがとうございました – “Thank you for what you have taught me.” Said at the end of training. Ashi – 足 – “Foot.” Used inContinue reading “Japanese Dictionary — Glossary of Martial Terms”
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Team-building programmes for companies
Training, breathing and balance — outdoors Something practised alone changes you. Something practised together changes the group. The people in your team do not need more information. They need an hour in which the body works, the mind settles, and they hear one another differently from the way they do in meetings. I build movementContinue reading “Team-building programmes for companies”
Programe de teambuilding pentru companii
INVITATIE: respirație și echilibru — în natură Un exercițiu învățat singur te schimbă pe tine. Un exercițiu făcut împreună schimbă grupul. Exercițiile de respirație se pot învăța singur. Câteva minute pe zi, la birou, fără echipament și fără să observe nimeni. Funcționează. Există însă un lucru pe care nu îl puteți face singur: să respirațiContinue reading “Programe de teambuilding pentru companii”
Respect and the Traditional Bow in the Dojo — A Lesson in Honour and Humility
In the traditional dojo, every gesture carries meaning. Respect is the foundation supporting all the martial arts, and the bow — rei — is its visible form. Whatever style you practise — Karate, Judo, Aikidō or another Japanese martial art — the bow is a declaration of commitment: to the teaching you receive, to yourContinue reading “Respect and the Traditional Bow in the Dojo — A Lesson in Honour and Humility”
Etiquette in the Dojo — The Gestures That Carry Respect
Practising the martial arts is not only a matter of technique. Etiquette — reishiki (礼式) — is not empty ceremony: it is the visible part of a state of mind. Anyone entering a dojo for the first time notices immediately that people move differently. Not out of solemnity, but because every gesture has a reason,Continue reading “Etiquette in the Dojo — The Gestures That Carry Respect”
Eticheta în Dojo — gesturile care poartă respectul
Practica artelor marțiale nu înseamnă doar tehnică. Eticheta — reishiki (礼式) — nu e ceremonie goală: este partea vizibilă a unei stări de spirit. Cine intră într-un dojo pentru prima dată observă imediat că oamenii se mișcă altfel. Nu din solemnitate, ci pentru că fiecare gest are un motiv, iar cele mai multe motive suntContinue reading “Eticheta în Dojo — gesturile care poartă respectul”
The Shotokan Tiger — Symbol of Restrained Force and Inner Discipline
The tiger enclosed in a circle is the most recognisable image in modern karate. It is not a decorative drawing: behind it lie a scholarly pun, a hill in Okinawa, and an irony few people know. The Origin of the Design — A Pun, Not a Legend The image was created by Hoan Kosugi, aContinue reading “The Shotokan Tiger — Symbol of Restrained Force and Inner Discipline”
The Importance of Monitoring Training with Smart Devices
How Not to Buy a Watch That Only Appears to Measure A smartwatch can be a serious training instrument. Or it can be a bracelet that displays invented figures with great conviction. The difference between the two is not visible in the shop, not visible in the specifications on the box, and most often notContinue reading “The Importance of Monitoring Training with Smart Devices”
Back pain. Causes. Recommendations related to movement and physical exercise
The Back After Forty: A Complete Plan, From Pain to Strength — and Why No Single Style Is “The Answer” Low back pain after forty rarely comes from an accident. It comes, most often, from deconditioning: the deep musculature that stabilises the spine weakens when it is no longer called upon, and the back beginsContinue reading “Back pain. Causes. Recommendations related to movement and physical exercise”
Mokuso: Meditation in the Japanese Martial Arts
Mokuso (黙想) translates literally as “silent thought” — 黙 moku, silence, and 想 sō, thought or contemplation. It is the moment of stillness at the beginning and end of training, present in karate, judo, aikidō and kendō. It looks like the simplest thing in the dojo. It is, in fact, the one part of trainingContinue reading “Mokuso: Meditation in the Japanese Martial Arts”