Category: General Interest

A general page for discussion, relating to topics not listed in their own categories.

Kung Fu Exercise Book #10

10) The great man does not lose his child’s heart. Out of all of these proverbs and statements, this is one of my favourites.  When read out loud, there are two meanings that immediately pop into my head – That a great man does not lose the love of his children, but also that they …

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Blog of the Month – March.

  The Blog of the Month for March goes to Martial Arts and Modern Life.  Honestly, what caught my attention was the title, and within about three posts there was a reference to Sherlock Holmes martial art style Bartitsu.  So, I read the posts and enjoyed how it was written, although I will admit that I …

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Kung Fu Exercise Book #9

9) To preserve one’s mental and physical constitution, and nourish one’s nature is the way to serve heaven.    This is another one that I remember thinking was rather simple to interpret – keep yourself mentally and physically healthy and you serve the will of God… Admittedly I subscribed to a Christian ideal at the …

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Philosophers Page Begun

Hello everyone! I have been talking with a few of my readers recently, and they have told me that some of my material is a little heavy – and I don’t disagree with them at all!  Yes, I fully recognize that my writings are a little on the academic side, and am working on this. …

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Kung Fu Exercise Book #8

8) Meditation in activity is a hundred, a thousand, a million times superior to meditation in repose.  The only difference between how I used to interpret this and how I do now is that I have a slightly better understanding of where it comes from.  Although, admittedly, this is another one that I have had …

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Kung Fu Exercise Book #7

7) When aroused, become awake. When awake, reach understanding. I will be honest and forthright with this one – I have not been able to find any reference to it beyond the KFEB. It’s likely to be a Buddhist reference, specifically with the words “awake” and “understanding”. When I was younger, this one perplexed me …

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Violence Against Women should end… let’s be one of the million men.

  Patrick Stewart article regarding Violence Against Women speech given to the UN on 8 Mar 13. Why does it take a famous person to make something seem like a legitimate cause? Why does it take a famous person to step up at all in an instance like this? This shouldn’t be something that HAS to …

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Blog of the month – Feb 13

I stumbled upon this blog while doing some research for the KFEB – I really enjoyed the selections they brought forward, and even shared the same TED talks video! And considering that they have Shorinji Kempo and Iaido as two of their search parameters – it was pretty obvious that I was going to give …

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Kung Fu Exercise Book #5

5) The Perfect Man leaves no traces of his conduct. This statement created so much paradox when I was a teenager… In a society that is so focused on giving people the limelight and spotlight, and awards so many things in the effort of inspiring people to greatness, this statement cut that focus short.  I …

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Kung Fu Exercise Book Entry # 4

4) The wise not thinking become foolish; the foolish not thinking become wise. This is the fourth statement in the KFEB, and I remember distinctly the issues I had with it at first.  It seemed so circular that it couldn’t mean anything… there was nothing that could be gleaned from this particular fools gold nugget …

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