Shogyo 2010
DONT MISS IT!
Realize your true warrior potential! Learn the universal secrets of the warrior sage (tatsujin).
Sept. 10 – 12. Saint Charles , IL
Summer Self Discipline
It is easy to get caught up in the fun in the sun days of summer and put off going to the dojo until next week. This sounds ok until next week when work has you staying late and makes it impossible to get in that week either. The next thing you know it is time for the family vacation.
Understanding Philosophy
The next few newsletters will give you a general understanding of philosophy as strategy. Yes, philosophy as strategy. A great idea written or orally transmitted is a philosophy and when applied to our life this philosophy becomes a strategy.
Life is a battle
To say life is a battlefield is more than just a metaphor – we struggle to succeed, struggle to overcome obstacles – including each other. Even without being particularly competitive or success-oriented, we all have a method by which we measure our personal success, judge which victories are truly meaningful to us, and decide at what price we want it.
3 Steps To Training Safely
There are many different types of martial arts. There are some that focus solely on striking fast and hard and others that train just on throws and the grappling side of combat. There are some that are practiced primarily for exercise or competition and others that focus on dealing with real life self defense situations.
The Jizai Life
How can we as warriors have successful lives? We are all part of the Jizai organization, and Jizai means continual pursuit of perfection. How can we begin to apply these same principles to our lives? Let’s take a look at the Aiki Kihon Happo and the principles that it represents.
Shugyo 2009 – Wow!
As we understood it, we were going to be learning stealthy techniques to infiltrate, interrogate and assassinate someone planning a dastardly deed. This is the exciting stuff movies are made of, and training of this sort could drive me well on my way to a starring role in an Angelina Jolie comedic satire.
New Year Thoughts
Happy New Year to one and all! I would like to encourage you as you go forward into the year 2009. You have the opportunity to make this year the best year that you have ever had in your life, so take advantage of it. Anytime a New Year begins it is as if you are starting over. Everyone reflects on the previous year to kind of close that year out and then sets resolutions and goals for the upcoming year.
Teach a Man to Fish
There is an old saying “…teach a man to fish…” that is used to express the importance of empowering others. We at the Jizaikan believe this to be one of our goals. We inform and empower students through our training methods that are supported by Jizaikan notebooks and videos. Whether you are new to our [...]