We continue looking at the work of Mozi and see that he has some thoughts on how to Get Things Done. Find out how this can apply to your martial practice.

Today's selection is from the chapter titled "Self-Cultivation." (https://ctext.org/mozi/self-cultivation)

In this episode we look at the way of the junzi (君子), the "superior person" according to Mozi. A philosophical opponent to Kongzi (Confucius) who, I think, lends his philosophy well to anyone looking to practice the martial arts. 

Our selection today comes from Book 1 "Befriending The Learned" (https://ctext.org/mozi/befriending-the-learned).

You might also be interested in watching the 2006 Hong Kong film "Battle of the Warriors" also known in English as "A Battle of Wits." Which depicts a student of Mozi putting his philosophy of self-defense for the weak against the strong into action. (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485863/)

In this episode we finish out "The Tengu's Sermon on the Martial Arts" with some examples from then-modern entertainment and close with an overview and recap of how to structure our training and how to not sabotage our efforts. 

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Reference:

Benkei and Yoshitsune cross the Ataka Barrier:  https://youtu.be/ySTVrIIf-c0?t=478 

What's the point of talking about philosophy and the martial arts? How could this even be a practical thing for a modern martial artist to engage in? I suggest in this episode that you can take three concrete steps in just about any martial art, that will improve your ability to overcome challenges in life.

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We get started on the final chapter in the Tengu's sermon where the tengu discuss which weapon is best and give us some pointers on both good posture and how to learn from farmers and laborers.

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References: 

Issai Chozanshi: "The Demon's Sermon on the Martial Arts"

Ellis Amdur's "Hidden In Plain Sight"

We finish out chapter 3 tying together all these ideas into a coherent end point. We get some insight into why "secret techniques" are both important and don't exist.

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Today the tengu gives us some thoughts on initiative and conditioning. 

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Some clarification on suigetsu and we visit the word zanshin, a concept that could impact every single real-life potentially combative scenario you will ever face.

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