Dokkōdō – The Way of Walking Alone

As anyone in Kyokushin knows, Sosai Mas Ōyama was heavily influenced by the great swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, including going into isolation to hone his martial arts, taking Musha shugyō –  Warrior Quest, etc., as did Musashi before him. Sosai was noted as saying that Musashi had changed his life completly. An amazing story in own’s right. I find it absolutely incredible what Sosai …

Musha shugyō – The Warrior’s Quest

My second flu of the year. Right after I say “I don’t get sick often“. I made it to class on Monday, as I wrote about in the last entry, Thinking Outside of the Box, though I was feeling sick. I’ve been worse since and should have heeded Fogarasi Sensei’s advice more.