Training poem

[A_mind_like_water]

Well, it has many meanings:

 

It can be expressed as:

 

"Forgetting mundane things

 

When striving for the martial isle

 

Paddling is joy"

 

(World Shito-Ryu Karate-Do Federation - 1993 Inaugural Program Booklet.)

 

 

 

 

 

It can also be expressed as:

 

"With a single heart

 

Devoting myself to nothing else

 

It gives me bliss to pull on the oars

 

For the Island of Karate-do"

 

(The 3rd Shitoryu-Karatedo World Championships Program Booklet - August, 2000.)

 

 

 

 

 

It could also be interpreted to mean:

 

"When the spirit of Karate-Do (Bu) is deeply embraced

 

It becomes the vehicle (described as a boat) in which one is ferried

 

Across the great void to the 'world within' (described as 'bu'-island")

 

(Kyoshi Patrick McCarthy, translation. Quotes and Historical Tid-Bits, 0/11/98.)

 

 

 

 

 

"Clearing my mind of everything

 

with devotion and joyful anticipation

 

I row my boat toward the island of Bu"

 

("Shito-Ryu: The Island of Budo" Video, Kenzo Mabuni)

 

........you'r smart

[mArTiAl_GiRl]

Well thank You.. that was nice to hear.