Last weekend our DOJO has been upgraded with two features as described below. The DOJO is our home.
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Two new images of the White Cranes (on the left of the MAKIWARA) have been added. The crane’s reserved character and graceful appearance along with the cultural association of seeing a crane in flight as an auspicious sign, and famous KUNG-FU fighting style of White Crane adds to the DOJO spirit and inspires practitioners.
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A mirror section of 10x4x30cm (3m x 1.2m) has been placed on one of the walls in order to help practitioners with self-reference. Intense, ongoing, critical reflection on the self (HANSEI) on the spiritual, technical and physical levels (SHIN-GI-TAI) is an important part of a martial practitioner’s growth.
where
- MAKIWARA (巻藁) = Straw-wrapped vertical board to train punching techniques
- DOJO (道場) = place of the way
- HANSEI (反省) = self-reflection
- SHIN-GI-TAI (心技体) = spirit, technique and body
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