December 2011
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November 2011
4 posts
“Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.”
– tao te ching
“All war is deception.”
– Sun Tzu
“Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them.”
– William Shakespeare
October 2011
4 posts
“Even monkeys fall from trees”
– Japanese proverb
A good sword is the one left in its... →
“Great acts are made up of small deeds.”
– Lao Tzu
June 2011
1 post
Way more comfortable with a sword in hand than a garden rake. Well, at least the landscaping is done. Can train tomorrow.
January 2011
2 posts
“When looking for blame…look both ways before proceeding.”
– Izzy Franco
October 2010
2 posts
September 2010
5 posts
The Natural Eclectic: Martial Arts and Lifestyle... →
Tao Te Ching inspired poem from a 14th century Samurai regarding what he thought it took to be a warrior: I have no discipline. I make myself have discipline. I have no knowledge. I make myself know more. I have no skills. I make my skills grow. I have no understanding. I make myself…
“Martial art is not to be used to harm people, you must remember.”
– Master Lin (via angelblush)
“When standing in a field of flowers, don’t waste time looking for weeds.”
– Izzy Franco
“Flowers need water and shade
Bamboo needs the moon shade
Beautiful woman looks...”
– Nakayama Hakudō
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“Focus and Confidence, two valuable school supplies you know you can find at MVP...”
– mvptkd
August 2010
7 posts
Watch(b. 18 September 1931). 8th dan Takumakai. B. Kagawa Prefecture. Attorney. First taught DAITO-RYU AIKIJUJUTSU by Takuma HISA in July 1962. Received KYOJU DAIRI certification in June 1965 and 8th dan in November 1973. General Affairs Manager of TAKUMAKAI.
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大東流合気柔術 牧羊館 →
I’m looking to build up my Daitoryu group. If you are interested in learning authentic japanese jujutsu please contact me. tora.dojo.nj@gmail.com
“When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete,...”
– Lao-Tzu
“虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず。
Koketsu ni irazunba koji wo ezu.
If you do not enter the...”
– Japanese proverb
July 2010
1 post
Joint Locking Seminar, July 31st
Where: Yee’s Hung Ga International Kung Fu Association, Darby Branch 229 South Chester Pike on Glenolden Ave, PA 19036 When: Saturday, July 31st from 5pm till 8pm. Contact: Sifu Sean McKelven smckelven@yahoo.com or 484-479-4685 Cost: $40 payable to Sifu Sean This seminar, the second in a 3 part series, will go beyond covering the fundamentals of joint locking/manipulation and will...
April 2010
2 posts
“The secret of aiki is to overpower the opponent mentally at a glance and to win...”
– Sokaku Takeda, the founder of Daito-ryu aikijujutsu
“Shin sho ken choku. Correct your heart in order to correct your sword.”
February 2010
4 posts
“Take care of your kung fu and your kung fu will take care of you.”
– Pedro Cepero Yee, Yee’s Hung Ga
Happy Chinese New Year (Year of the Tiger)
I hope the new year brings all much deserved successful and prosperity.
Let’s hope the year of the tiger is a great one for Tora Dojo!!!
“There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction.”
– Winston Churchill
Revised Tora Dojo web site →
Added some new pages to the site
October 2009
13 posts
WatchA clip from a kamna/qinna seminar I did for the Yee’s Hung Ga branch in Clifton, NJ
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr. (via izzyfranco)
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
Fall Down Seven Times, Get Up Eight By Terry... →
“When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.”
– Japanese proverb
“Fall down seven times, get up eight.”
– Japanese proverb
“Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood,...”
– Zen proverb
September 2009
5 posts
“Live every week like it’s shark week.”
– Tracy Jordan (via bephf)