The Samurai Way... Bushido 武士道

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Life is a marathon and not a sprint. I used to go the gym as part of my lifestyle and in fact got to the point people thought I was a trainer and on some evenings I'd wind up helping out with a few people who knew I was not qualified for that but needed someone to give them a hand. On a couple nights a week at my old gym they would have senior citizens and also some people doing physical therapy and it was a pleasure to be able to just show them around a bit and point them in the right direction. Now I just have a compact and effective home gym that was gathering dust.... till now!

  • Just because someone says you can't or aren't able to do something does not make it necessarily so.

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Samurai Ladies/ Google images/medium

In a round about way the seasons starting to change have made me reread and revisit the the code of Bushido. Bushido is akin to a set of morals or ethics that the Samurai used and it is as relevant today as it was when Samurais "were a thing". Sometimes you must amputate unhealthy people, habits , negativity and low level ways that are anything but constructive. The path of least resistance can be the easiest but also the least disclipline inducing imho. Cleansing mind and body has already increased my resolve and gotten me back into some training in a very short time. ;)

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In both competitive sports and training it is crucial to maintain that much sought after balance betweeen competition, ethics and willpower. Here are the Seven Principles of, "The Way of the Warrior". This is the a very concise and short version of what they all in entail but perhaps it will reach out to someone reading this.

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Bushido Laws/Google images

Martial Arts in one form or another incorporate into their matches and the sport and art form. It takes skill to utilize your body as both the immovable object and the irresistible force. Even writing on here is a form of exercising self-discipline! Keeping ones eye on the ball and prize is both humbling and fulfilling and that is a beautiful thing.

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In future posts, I am planning to share with you a more in depth look of the history and culture that the Samurai and various discliplines embodied. For any Martial Arts enthusiast it will lay out timelines and the evolution of what some can argue has become an athletic "philosophy" for quite a few of us. Reading some of your posts on here is lighting a fire that is going to have me to dusting off my well intentioned home gym/workout station. For now I am going to go brush up on the virtues...especially Jin and Gi. (Benevolence/Mercy and Decisiveness)

I hope you enjoyed this post and if so, then feel free to check out my prior ones...

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The Way Of The Warrior

Samurai Creed

I have no parents; I make the Heavens and the Earth my parents.
I have no home; I make the Tan T'ien my home.
I have no divine power; I make honesty my Divine Power.
I have no means; I make Docility my means.
I have no magic power; I make personality my Magic Power.
I have neither life nor death; I make A Um my Life and Death.

I have no body; I make Stoicism my Body.
I have no eyes; I make The Flash of Lightning my eyes.
I have no ears; I make Sensibility my Ears.
I have no limbs; I make Promptitude my Limbs.
I have no laws; I make Self-Protection my Laws.

I have no strategy; I make the Right to Kill and the Right to Restore Life my Strategy.
I have no designs; I make Seizing the Opportunity by the Forelock my Designs.
I have no miracles; I make Righteous Laws my Miracle.
I have no principles; I make Adaptability to all circumstances my Principle.
I have no tactics; I make Emptiness and Fullness my Tactics.

I have no talent; I make Ready Wit my Talent.
I have no friends; I make my Mind my Friend.
I have no enemy; I make Incautiousness my Enemy.
I have no armour; I make Benevolence my Armour.
I have no castle; I make Immovable Mind my Castle.
I have no sword; I make No Mind my Sword.

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I have always loved history, and... have been fascinated by Warriors

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so have I, think to be on here for any length of time one must be one , which type is up to the individual, "Sports" is much more than just stadiums and such, "Zen and the Art of Archery" I read ages ago, mind/body stuff :)

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It is, the mindset is the most powerful aspect of it all!

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Damn, missed this fine article. Funny how most rank and file Samurai faithfully practice the principles of Bushido but not the majority of their leaders. Busy stabbing each other in the back!

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lol just like crypto and everything else , loyalty and discipline/respect are paramount to me and peeps like you
RESPECT
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