| It's said that the roots of many of the
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| | great means of physical exercise while
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| Martial Arts is in India, with Buddhist
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| | still being based heavily on their
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| monks. While many sources give
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| | philosophical beliefs of peace through
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| conflicting data, it's known that in
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| | "understanding conflict."Zen, the most
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| Japan, the only places that were large
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| | popular form of Buddhist thought known
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| enough to allow for indoor training
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| | today, is directly related to the
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| during inclement weather, were the huge
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| | cross-cultural interchange between
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| Buddhist temples. In fact, much of what
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| | Martial Arts and the many philosophical
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| is done in Martial Arts schools with a
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| | systems that came together as these
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| Japanese background comes from, and can
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| | teachings travelled from India, across
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| be traced back to this connection.For
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| | the Himalayas, through China and into
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| example, white uniforms were the attire
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| | Japan. Ironically, many Westerners have
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| of Japanese Buddhist monks and lay-people
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| | no idea that Zen is a form of Buddhist
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| alike. The kyu and dan "class" and
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| | study and practice, nor is it usually
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| "level" grade rankings were originally
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| | seen as much more than "seated
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| developed for and used as markers for how
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| | meditation" to most martial artists -
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| much a monk had learned and progressed
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| | both teachers and students.Japanese Zen
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| through his training. And, much of the
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| | Master Taisen Deshimaru often wrote about
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| etiquette within dojos "training halls")
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| | Zen and the principles of Bushido, or
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| is identical to those used in these same
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| | "the way of the warrior," which grew, in
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| temples to show respect to all that has
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| | part, out of Buddhist thought.The
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| gone before me and to all that I aspire
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| | principles of:Gi: Having the right
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| to become. In fact, the Japanese kanji
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| | decision, right attitude, the
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| characters used to write the word 'dojo'
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| | truthYu: Bravery tinged with
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| actually refer to "a place where
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| | heroismJin: Universal love;
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| enlightenment takes place."Now, before
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| | compassionRei: Right action;
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| you run out and scream about quitting for
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| | courtesyMakoto: Utter sincerity;
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| fear of being converted to Buddhism,
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| | truthfulnessMeiyo: Honor; high
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| Hinduism, or some other 'foreign',
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| | ethical characterChugo: Devotion;
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| sacrilegious cult - don't panic.
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| | loyaltywere the common ground between the
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| Buddhism, while often practiced like many
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| | monk and the warrior. In fact, there is
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| conventional Western religions, is not
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| | no difference between the two.Deshimaru
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| really a religion at all - at least not
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| | emphasized that the learning and practice
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| the way most people define or practice a
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| | of these principles is a lifelong
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| so-called 'religion'.As developed by the
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| | process, and needs to take place "...in
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| founder Siddhartha Gautoma, refered to as
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| | the body, through the unconscious." The
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| the Buddha ("one who is awake"), and
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| | ancient tradition of the Martial Arts is
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| fine-tuned over the past two and a half -
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| | an internal process, a gradual connection
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| plus centuries, Buddhism is a philosophy
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| | with one's own deep-seated intuition.
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| of personal development whereby the
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| | Deshimaru explains: "In the spirit of Zen
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| practitioner works to understand his or
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| | . . .everyday life becomes a contest.
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| her true nature and the immutable laws of
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| | There must be an awareness at every
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| the universe that govern the world and
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| | moment: getting up in the morning,
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| everything in it. It is not at all a
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| | working, eating, going to bed. That is
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| belief system as are many religions
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| | the place for the mastery of
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| today, but instead relies on the student
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| | self."Jeffrey M. Miller is the founder
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| coming to an intimate understanding of
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| | and master instructor of Warrior Concepts
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| reality and truth through direct,
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| | International. A senior teacher in the
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| personal experience.One of the monks
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| | Japanese warrior art of Ninjutsu, he
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| credited with developing martial Arts in
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| | specializes in teaching the ancient ways
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| the Buddhist temples of the time was
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| | of self-protection and personal
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| known as Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen.
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| | development lessons in a way that is
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| This new training was readily adopted by
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| | easily understood and put to use by
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| the monks for many reasons. And while
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| | modern Western students and corporate
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| the monks may have been interested in
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| | clients. Through their martial arts
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| defending themselves from unfriendly
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| | training, his students and clients learn
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| outsiders, it is also likely that they
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| | proven, time-tested lessons designed to
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| also wished to prepare themselves for the
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| | help them create the life they've always
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| demands of their daily lives - lives
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| | dreamed of living, and the skills
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| which required that they sat unmoving for
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| | necessary for protecting that life from
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| hours while in deep meditative practice.
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| | anything that might threaten it.
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| The Martial arts they practiced were a
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