The secret of progress
I will teach you traditional martial arts now. Here you move like this
and there you move like this (I teach you from A to Z)….. Would you not
be satisfied if you are not taught like this? [YES or NO]….. Which answer
are you? Have you ever thought that [Because the teacher didn’t teach me,
I can’t understand]? There is no progress if you don’t intend to learn
voluntarily, this is not only traditional martial arts but also any skills.
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When I was studying martial arts before, I always joined the class with
thought that today is the last exercise of my life. It is the last exercise,
so I can’t neglect even 1 second. Even when I got tired of work, or in
bad condition, I was able to concentrate on the behavior of the master
without distracting. Once I have thought I would fall for too much exercise.
There are students who learn together in the same class, but there were
only the master and me in my consciousness from the beginning to the end
of class, so I couldn't see other students around me at all. If I feel
that the master is teaching to others, I approach him quickly, and I memorize
master’s movements more than once. I think that I saw 99% of the master’s
movements during the class time.
I have always been able to receive special guidance from masters who I
studied so far. I think it because they understood my sincere consciousness
to learning traditional martial arts from my attitude during practice time.
I don’t want to brag. I want you to improve. Even with exercise for the
same one hour, it will become totally different from other practice time
depending on your consciousness.
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The master of Budo is very sensitive to your learning attitude. Therefore,
there are things that you shouldn’t do to learning martial arts. If you
do these, the master feels that he can't teach you martial arts, and he
will lose his energy to teach to you.
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For example, when you are learning from the master, if you take your eyes
off the master's movements, it is like you say to the master like this.
“I saw your move a little while ago, so I already understand it, even if
you move together now, I wouldn’t for taking time to watch your movement.
I am enough”. The master will hear the voice of your mind if you take your
eyes off even for just a bit.
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When you practice Kata with the master, if you move ahead of the master,
“I don’t need to see your movements. Leave me alone. I just want to practice
myself”. Your back tells that to the master, so master will lost half his
power of teaching to you.
There are some people practice by themselves when the master is teaching,
without any concern with the master…… ” I don’t need learn from you, because
I can practice myself without you. I have nothing to learn from you”. ….
!!?? It's the worst.
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“Why? I paid money, and I just want to have fun. What's wrong with I doing
it freely? Do you have any problems with it?". Certainly this is also
a fair argument. Some people are satisfied with worked up a good sweat
in exercise by themselves. I think this is also not a bad thing.
But if you want to improve martial arts even for just a bit, I will teach
you how to become a good learner. That is to concentrate. Let's concentrate
on the master's movements at least for the practice time. You shouldn’t
practice with the intention of being taught by the master, you should practice
with the intention of stealing technology from your master.
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It is no wonder that master doesn't teach you. If the master took your
hand and teach you, don’t you forget the sense of that technique. There's
an old saying; reading a book a hundred times, you come to understand the
contents without help.
Please you look at the master’s one form a hundred times also in practice
martial arts. You shouldn’t practice a hundred times on your own method,
you have to see the master's correct form a hundred times. If you execute
it, you will know the result.
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I made an effort to learning martial arts from my masters. Now I still
have a relationship with masters in China, and I am continuing efforts
to inherit valuable traditional techniques from masters.
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Sato Kinbei sensei sometimes explained the following words. “Confucius
said, "To learn and to review those you learned are pleasure”” (the
Analects of Confucius). The word ”学ぶ(learn)” was made by changing the word
”真似る(imitate)". Originally it means to imitate the teacher.
The word ”習う(practice)” means that a baby bird watching a parent bird flying,
and imitate a parent bird move feathers. You imitate your teacher at the
class and practice it after returning home. “It seems simple, but this
is the secret of progress”. I remember Sato sensei said like this.
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Did you just good sweat in today's practice? Or could you stored a lot
of nutrition in the seeds of martial arts in yourself? Did your master
thought want to teach you martial arts in today's practice?
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