Lessons Learned in the World of Martial Arts
得心應手 – "What the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes"
養氣忘言守。降心為不為。 動靜知宗祖。無事更尋誰。 真常須應物。應物要不迷。 不迷性自住。性住氣自回。 氣回丹自結。夢中配坎離。 陰陽生返復。普化一聲雷。 白雲朝頂上。甘露灑須彌。 自飲長生酒。逍遙誰得知。 坐聽無弦曲。明通造化機。 都來二十句。端的上天梯。 Nurture the Qi, forget words & guard it. Subdue the Xin, act without acting. In…
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The Six Characters on Regulating the Breath are six stages of practice for training & improving the breathing. Together they make up a deliberate, regulated…
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Maeko's Thoughts: 20. Outrage is pointless. Your feelings are your problem and yours alone. Assess the situation and take appropriate measures according to risk. I…
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Maeko's Thoughts: Understand gradients. There will always be black, white and the grey blur between. The binary realities of the universe are unmistakable. However, as…
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Maeko's Thoughts: Zoom in and out. Consider every vantage point prior to making a judgement. Observing from different perspectives is generally beneficial. However, it can…
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Maeko's Thoughts: Karma is hungry. There are consequences to every action you’ve made and will ever make. Some of those decisions have lasting consequences that…
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Maeko's Thoughts: Luck is manufactured. The average person has a poor understanding of luck. Things that happen by chance or some mysterious alignment of planets…
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Maeko's Thoughts: Achievement brings prerogative. The finest results in any market are produced by the best who take their work seriously and do not offer…
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Maeko's Thoughts: Understand duality. The complementarity of polar opposites is a mathematical constant in the universe and among the most basic concepts. Need I remind…
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Maeko's Thoughts: Tumble and turn. Humans were brought into being and thus, into the modern age with the power of adaptation. You must delve further…
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