Dojo Life Haiku II

- Gyoga Chujo (Kushuu [句集] Collection of Haiku Poems)

DOJO LIFE

ancient warriors

do well to admire;

different age 📱🖊🗡 

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mean streak

something to tame; 

stay in the moment 📱🖊🗡 

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enemy self

triggers depression; 

greatest battle 📱🖊🗡

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razors edge 

safety balanced on edge; 

keep senses sharp 📱🖊🗡

DOJO LIFE

what is style

it's a personal thing;

principles & methods 📱🖊🗡

DOJO LIFE

roll the dice

in all self defense

legal awaits you 📱🖊🗡

DOJO LIFE

principled based 

multiple methodologies;

not system or style 📱🖊🗡

DOJO LIFE

belt colors

what are they good for; 

nadda thing 📱🖊🗡

DOJO LIFE

what you see

isn't always what you see; 

careful with perspective 📱🖊🗡 

DOJO LIFE

your uber combat 

skills and vocabulary; 

it's jail time 📱🖊🗡

DOJO LIFE

damage control 

threat assessments; 

watch that next step 📱🖊🗡

DOJO LIFE

fear is a killer

of free action;

control fear 📱🖊🗡

DOJO LIFE

chill in the air

frigid water cascading; 

sanchin under falls 📱🖊🗡

DOJO LIFE

waves lapping shore

feet stirring beach sand;

doing kata jive 📱🖊🗡

DOJO LIFE

anger is danger

to losing freedom and life;

breathe deeply 📱🖊🗡

DOJO LIFE

a male monarch 

flaps it's wings; 

tsunami of danger 📱🖊🗡 

DOJO LIFE

know hard to soft

know soft to hard;

balance the scales 📱🖊🗡

DOJO LIFE

a resounding kiai 

the thud of fists on wood;

train makiwara 📱🖊🗡

DOJO LIFE

slipping off shoes

at the main entrance dojo; 

being barefoot is fun 📱🖊🗡 

DOJO LIFE

walls of fresh air

a special place of peace;

warriors are born 📱🖊🗡

DOJO LIFE

sky spinning stars

making a sharp point; 

let loose shurikan 📱🖊🗡 

DOJO LIFE

float like butterfly 

sting like a bee;

applying chinkuchi 📱🖊🗡

DOJO LIFE

the hara moves

with slight twist;

trigger gamaku 📱🖊🗡

DOJO LIFE

movement critical 

dynamic tensioning;

karate's chinkuchi 📱🖊🗡

DOJO LIFE

the stroke of a pen

thousands will die; 

the sword kills one 📱🖊🗡 

DOJO LIFE

feeling the aura

upon entering the dojo; 

sit mokuso 📱🖊🗡 

DOJO LIFE

path least traveled 

a path most needed; 

way of budo 📱🖊🗡

DOJO LIFE

three iron sai

clashing with katana;

wonderful mystery 📱🖊🗡

DOJO LIFE

paths taken 

can seem most difficult; 

entering a dojo 📱🖊🗡

DOJO LIFE

like a weight

we seek perfect balance; 

falling can kill you 📱🖊🗡

DOJO LIFE

develop social skill 

and proximic awareness; 

achieve reality 📱🖊🗡