Tuesday, 3 July 2018

驚き!空手の型の可能性!Heian Nidan by Naka sensei

A student sent me this clip. For students of John Kells it is interesting to see how he is using the heart centre rather than the lower abdomen/hips.





Friday, 29 June 2018

Meaning of Life

Always liked this one

"The meaning of life is life"

John Kells

Monday, 25 June 2018

Forwards


"Understanding is all about going forwards, not clutching, just entering and being with the consequences of this forward motion"


John Kells

Thursday, 21 June 2018

As we Age


Interesting blog post from Steve Higgins Cold Mountain Internal Arts blog for reflection.

As 60 looms ever larger on the horizon I have to realise that I am no longer living in the body of a 25 year old and you don't bounce back as quickly when you have injured yourself, for example.

I also work with weights but like the blog author prefer a heavy sword and sabre. I also use a 5 kg weights jacket which sits on the upper back, 1 kg weight belt and 0.5 kg weight gloves several times a week.

The article can be read here: Thoughts-on-Weakness