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Friday, December 12, 2008
Mushin (無心) Or kendo is not a flowchart
I received a very good advice from one of my sensei recently. He commented that it seemed like I was thinking too much, and I was lacking mushin (無心). (Lacking mushin, does that make sense? :) His follow-up was that kendo is not a flow chart. ^_^ That is very true, and unfortunately I tend to approach kendo with the "pressure, observe reaction, then attack" mindset. I have received a lot of good advice since failing my 4 dan exam, but I think I am trying too hard thinking about them and trying to do them, and not following the flow of the keiko (稽古) itself.
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It sounds like the idea of mushin relates to your earlier note on "seme without a target in mind, and then hit what opens," a concept I really like. :)
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