I’m posting two videos tonight. The first is a book review
of a novel called ‘A Sudden Dawn’ by Goran Powell, which narrates the life of
Bodhidarma, the founder of Zen meditation and Shaolin martial arts. For me,
this was very much the perfect novel, depicting a lot of outdoors training and
inspiration from animals. I enjoyed reading it, cover-to-cover, which I don’t
often do
The second video is my initial response to some of the philosia posts
that Sifu has added to the FMA/ ZMA YouTube channel and blog. I draw an analogy
between learning and marketing martial arts and woodworking arts in an attempt
to shed some light on the dilemma on whether to favor structure or creativity,
and to further examine the exploitation that’s going on with JKD
Thank you very much for taking the time to make the videos. I just finished the structure vs. creativity video & am interested in hearing more about your ideas on how to properly balance the two for this kwoon.
ReplyDeleteGreat... I have some initial ideas, but I will contemplate it more thoroughly this evening, with an aim toward devising potential applied solutions
ReplyDeleteI will do the same. This is a crucial moment in the development of FMK to set the standard of how to run a kwoon effectively in modern society.
DeleteSome questions to think about. In your eyes, what makes a perfect kwoon? What can be improved? If you were an owner of a kwoon & you had $100,000 to spend on the development of the kwoon, how would you spend the money for the betterment of the kwoon & its Todai’s? In your eyes, what do you believe has to be done in order to take it to the next level? Should we grow or should we place a limitation on our growth?
DeleteAll very good questions that I'll factor into my consideration. I agree that this is a crucial moment in the development of this kwoon. I also agree that true martial arts need to be modernized in a much more positive manner than what is being represented currently, and that we ZMA/FMK CAN set that standard if we maintain a focus on doing so
ReplyDeleteA terrible thing happened... I spoke to a camera for an hour this afternoon, then figured out that it wasn't even recording. Oy! I will try again as soon as I have another hour available. But I do have some thoughts together to share at this point
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