Kokoro, Reflections From The Dojo
Kokoro, Reflections From The Dojo
Adam Mitchell
Short reflections and insights from the lessons of Adam Mitchell, at his traditional Japanese martial arts Dojo in New York. Each episode explores a different principle taught to both his adult and children's classes, with topics that always tie back to the traditional and cultural values of the classical warrior mindset of Japan. If you are a martial artist, teacher or enthusiast of martial arts, then you will enjoy each episode recorded from the tatami floor of Adam's Jissen Kobudo Dojo.About Adam MitchellPersonal student of Unsui Sensei and head of the Jinenkan Kōsei Gōgi Dōjō in New York, Adam Mitchell has dedicated his life to the study and preservation of traditional Japanese martial arts, achieving the rank of Rokkudan (6th Degree Black Belt).As well, in 2010 during a special training in Japan, he received Menkyo in five systems of classical weaponry from Unsui Sensei.Adam has been a professional teacher for over fifteen years, not only teaching thousands of students at his Dōjō, but also regularly training students all over the world in workshops and seminars.
Don't feed the monkey, keep going and expect to break
20 years ago, I had my first training experience with my martial arts teacher, and in this episode I want to share with you some observations that I took from that experience and how it really helped me to understand this saying, Keep going. It's a saying that we hear a lot of the masters say, Keep going. But what is it truly mean? I dig into some observations I made during that first training, and at the moment it gave me to for the next 20 years of study. Go to the complete article My Dojo: JissenKobudo.com
Jun 27, 2020
10 min