Showing posts with label personal development. Show all posts
Showing posts with label personal development. Show all posts
Thursday, 10 February 2011

Changing lives with Cricket.

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Martial arts are often seen as sports for hard people who like to fight. Or sporty people who want to express themselves physically. But the...
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010

The most beautiful samu I've ever seen

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I was careful to say *I*'ve ever seen as, if you look closely at the photo, you'll see that these diligent karateka are in fact my c...
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Tuesday, 2 June 2009

Fed up again!

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Maybe it was because Monday was such a beautiful, balmy evening and as I cycled to Shorinji Kempo I had a marvellous desire to sit on Parker...
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Sunday, 10 May 2009

Cantona's way

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Taken from Ken Loach's new film Looking for Eric, out on 12th June. "If they are faster than you, don't try to outrun them. If ...
Tuesday, 21 April 2009

Age is a number...

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...not a fitness index. Seb Coe and Gary Lineker featured on the Today programme this morning ( Click here to open an audio file of the feat...
Friday, 3 April 2009

The budo charter

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I bought an Ozzy Osborne CD the other day and immediately put on Crazy Train. Reminds me of my youth when I'd listen to lots of heavy me...
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Tuesday, 24 March 2009

Good intentions

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Go check out Conskeptical's article about intentions in everyday life.  Or getting more done with less effort. Or how I learned to stop ...
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Friday, 6 February 2009

Do raku

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I like to think. It's what distinguishes us from animals (as well as recreational sex...and then again dolphins do that apparently!) and...
Thursday, 15 January 2009

Pyrrhic victory

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A Pyrrhic victory is a hollow one. One which is gained at such a great cost that the original victory's value is debased. King Pyrrhus o...
Friday, 9 January 2009

Neil Adams, Putin and Judo

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Broadcast on radio4 on 9th January 2009 at 11am . Well sadly, this show is one of the very few that can't be listened to again on the BB...
Sunday, 14 December 2008

It was simply-myself.

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"What I saw wasn't a ghost. It was simply-myself. I can never forget how terrified I was that night, and whenever I remember it, th...
Friday, 5 December 2008

What remains...

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"Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten." B.F. Skinner This makes me think of Picasso-somebody w...
Tuesday, 2 December 2008

Winter

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If, like me, you're huddled up inside with the rain and the wind sweeping down outside wishing it were the summer, why not swing by Dojo...
Saturday, 22 November 2008

Happy breathing.

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It's difficult to put my finger on really. I mean, why do we train? Why do we endure difficulties and hardships in order to exercise wit...
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Sunday, 7 October 2007

A Personal Path

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Everyone's path in life is different. But if you check out Shane Thomas' brilliant blog about why he studies martial arts you're...
Tuesday, 21 August 2007

Following the difficult path

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I find it hard to be told what to do. My daughters would probably find that a bit rich as I dish it to them (but they are under 6!), but I t...