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.