Posts by Hanshi Ader

Shu ha ri roughly translates as to “to keep, to fall, to break away”. shu (守) “protect”, “obey”—traditional wisdom—learning fundamentals, techniques, heuristics, proverbs ha (破) “detach”, “digress”—breaking with tradition—detachment from…

Hei Jo Shin 平常心 (Ordinary, Common, Everyday Mind or Presence of mind) Heijoshin is a term that is not commonly used in Karate but is an important part of Iaijutsu.…

I think Charles Dickens described it best in A Tale of Two Cities. “It was the best of times…It was the worst of times….” As we continue to work through…

Sun Tzu, in his classic work, “The Art of War” stated that to be guaranteed victory that you had to know yourself and your opponent. If you only knew yourself,…

We frequently hear and say the phrase “Empty Your Cup”, but what does it really mean? I’d like to offer a slightly different perspective on this. As the parable goes,…