Budo Shishō II

武道 詩抄 

BUDO SHISHŌ

Taoism is 

a mystical system;

fate in one's own hands - Chujo

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one's fate  

In one's hands; 

not in hands of others - Chujo 

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martial arts 

traditional culture of asia; 

more than defense and offense - Chujo

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observe and orient

using situ  awareness;

be always mindful - Chujo

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be sure of decisions

before acting;

beware the legal syatem - Chujo

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honor held

of fairness and integrity; 

in your deeds and actions - Chujo

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wholeheartedly 

as in spirit;

with courage and enthusiasm - Chujo

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practice with energy

be sincere and enthusiastic; 

one whole hearted way - Chujo

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emotional maturity

hinders the bad;

stopping violent tendencies - Chujo

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mind chatter

the monkey dances;

control that chimp - Chujo

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chemical dump

adrenaline strikes fast; 

experience the dump often - Chujo

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adrenaline strikes 

only experience combats it; 

test yourself frequently - Chujo

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art of avoidance 

don't be an asshole; 

build on this wholeheartedly - Chujo

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fear based life

deadens one's awareness; 

let awareness trigger caution - Chujo

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thinking and acting

don't think, act; 

violence waits for no thinker - Chujo 

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all bottles

which is best;

all serve a purpose - Chujo

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entering world

patience is paramount;

avoid confrontation - Chujo

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proximity alert 

when danger approaches; 

set your boundaries - Chujo

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karate's triad 

kihon kata and kumite;

merely the fundamentals - Chujo

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thinking is for training 

doing is for non-thinking;

practice no-mind - Chujo

BUDO SHISHŌ

right to talk

goes with right of consequences;

think before speaking - Chujo 

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put downs and qualifiers

tend to piss people off; 

don't be an asshole - Chujo 

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all bottles 

serve a purpose;

method over  technique - Chujo

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basics are basic

they open doors;

open up the methods - Chujo

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technique is 

tightly wound bonds;

methodologies are freedom - Chujo

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take offense

or take defense;

neither try avoidance - Chujo

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dai-sensei 

sensei's sensei;

have a mentor always - Chujo 

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situational awareness 

is unique to environment;

know what is out of synch - Chujo