Principii

• “Just as it is the clear mirror that reflects without distortion, or the quiet valley that echoes a sound, so must one who would study Karate-do purge himself of selfish and evil thoughts, for only with a clear mind and conscience can he understand that which he receives”.


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· “Animals are not muscle bound; why should a man be? Pliancy and flexibility are natural characteristics of the human body; rigidity is the mark of death. Beginning with the warming-up exercises and continuing with the fundamental stances and techniques, the student can learn to preserve that pliancy and flexibility and at the same time develop his natural strength, agility and coordination.”

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Just as it is the clear mirror that reflects without distortion, or the quiet valley that echoes a sound, so must one who would study Karate-do purge himself of selfish and evil thoughts, for only with a clear mind and conscience can he understand that which he receives.

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When Buddhism arrived in China, around the first century AD, it encountered a culture which was more than two thousand years old. In this ancient culture, philosophical thought had reached its culmination during the late Chou period (c. 500-221 BC), the golden age of Chinese philosophy, and from then on had always been held in the highest esteem.
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If Karate is a self-defense art, as it surely also is, to be really effective it must change with the passage of time.

It’s technique developed in an environment where the strongest aggressions were physical, a face to face confrontation; this was an environment where you were not shot at from a distance with a revolver or a rifle, or at least not very frequently. Today this is not the case, you can be attacked with extremely sophisticated weapons, say laser sight rifles, in these cases Karate techniques are totally ineffective.
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The word “bu” of budo (martial arts) is written with the Chinese character for “stop” within a character signifying two crossed halberds meaning to stop conflict. Since karate is a budo, this meaning should be deeply considered, and the fists should not be used heedlessly.

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Principala caracteristică a Artelor Marţiale sau a Budo-ului este aceea că pregăteşte elevul complet (fizic, mental şi spiritual). Este un fapt recunoscut acela că atunci când intră în concursuri sau lupte practicantul artei marţiale nu poate să separe calităţile tehnice (externe) de cele mentale (interne). Orice emoţie generată de frică, îngrijorare, îndoială de sine se va reflecta direct şi imediat asupra evoluţiei sale.

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Bushido, the way of the samurai, grew out of the fusion of Buddhism and Shintoism. This way can be summarized in seven essential principles:

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This manual is for beginners. Accordingly, I shall give you here, in no particular order, some advanced advice which will be a veritable mine of “secrets” for those who read them. You may understand them at first glance, but as you progress, you will understand them better and often in a different way.

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Many people practice the martial arts, in Europe, the United States, and Japan, without really practicing the way of Budo or the way of Zen. And the general feeling is that the principles and philosophy of Zen have nothing to do with the practice of the martial arts as sports.

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The master’s mind is never still. It never dwells on any one thing or person. It lets all go by . . .

Nor does the body dwell.

Fudo Chi

The essence of his self, of the self, is fudo chi, unmoving wisdom. Intuition, wisdom, physical action, are always one. That is the secret of zazen, and of the martial arts. Just as the martial arts are not sports, zazen is not some kind of massage or spiritual culture.

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