doaninja Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 I have picked up 2 books on japanese swordmanship, and one on Kendo. Amazing. Reallly amazing. I am certified with the katana now.. and figured the books would be good reads. But I am absolutely fascinated by the philosophy, katas and movements involved in the books. I, practice some of the forms I have been reading.. and even though I know they are not perfect... to me, its awesome. I feel great after doing them, and even though I may not do it exactly like an instructor would show me, even though I have some very small minor flaws in my forms that a trained eye could show me.... I can not help but feel the balance when I do the forms. Not sure why?? Maybe because, In my perception, I am doing the forms correctly, just need refining, so I dont have any pressure on me from someone else to learn them?? I dunno. I can understand now why Karate students rave so much about katas and how good it is for you. Not to mention, to read Japanese history and philosophy is incredible. I cant get enough of it!! I just dont understand it.. but I like it. Anyway, I wanted to share that with everyone!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Withers M.A.A. Posted April 8, 2003 Share Posted April 8, 2003 Well what are the names of the books? 2nd Degree black belt in Kenpo Karate and Tae Kwon Do. 1997 NASKA competitor-2nd place Nationally in Blackbelt American Forms. Firearms activist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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