Please read Jack Hoban’s message on the theme for 2012
Here’s a little taste of Jack’s post:
This year at the DKMS Hatsumi Sensei announced that we would be practicing sword in 2012. He also said to me as an aside “…and guns.” Sounds good to me! I am chagrined by the cavalier way we sometimes talk about sword and gun-fighting – and knife-fighting, too. In the dojo it is easy to gloss over how serious a gushing gunshot wound or a sliced open body is. Many of us would go into shock or faint if we ever were exposed to the real thing. We need to be more aware of the realities of what we are training in – it is deadly serious stuff.
Another concept Sensei spoke about was finding the “kukan no kyusho,” or the critical point within the tactical space, which I thought was a very interesting consideration. Perhaps we will learn more about Sensei’s idea for 2012 soon. Buyῡ Doug Wilson’s blog often contains valuable insight into what Sensei is covering in Japan. Check it out here.
And you can read the whole post here: http://www.livingvalues.com/theme2012.html
